-and

From Middle English -and, -end, -ant, -nd, from Old English -ende, -ande, present participle ending of verbs, and Old English -end, -nd, agent ending, both from Proto-Germanic *-andz, from Proto-Indo-European *-anto-. More at -ing.

Alternative forms

• -ant, -nd, -on

Full definition of -and

Suffix

1. (Now chiefly dialectal, Scotland) Used to form the present participle of verbs, equivalent to -ing.livand, nurischand, ravand, snipand
2. (rare or no longer productive) A suffix of Anglo-Saxon origin forming adjectives from verbs analogous to -ing.waniand, blatant, farand, flippant, gainand, warkand
3. (no longer productive) A noun suffix, usually denoting agency, similar to -er.errand, thousand, weasandfriend, fiend, bond, husband, healand

From Latin gerundive termination -andus, -endus. More at -end.

Alternative forms

• -end

Suffix

1. A suffix forming nouns denoting patients or recipients of actions, such as

Derived terms

Synonyms

• (a patient) -end, -ee, -ed

Antonyms

• (a patient) -er, -or, -ing