-lock
The suffix -lock in Modern English survives only in wedlock and bridelock. It descends from Old English -lāc, which was more productive, carrying a meaning of "action or proceeding, state of being, practice, ritual".
The suffix -lock in Modern English survives only in wedlock and bridelock. It descends from Old English -lāc, which was more productive, carrying a meaning of "action or proceeding, state of being, practice, ritual".
The suffix -lock in Modern English survives only in wedlock and bridelock. It descends from Old English -lāc, which was more productive, carrying a meaning of "action or proceeding, state of being, practice, ritual".
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