-rent
Scots
Alternative forms
- -rend, -rand, -reint, -rant, -rene, -redyn, -ring
Etymology
Metathetic alteration of Middle English -redene, -redyn, -raden, from Old English -rǣden (“-red”). More at English -red.
Suffix
-rent
- (no longer productive) A suffix forming nouns of condition or state.
- hatrent, kinrent, manrent
Derived terms
Scots words suffixed with -rent