n. An obsolete spelling of ell.n. See ell.n. An assimilated form of en- before l, as in el-lipse.n. A suffix of Anglo-Saxon origin, forming nouns, originally denoting the agent, from verbs, as in runnel: in modern English, except after n, usually written -le, as in bead-le, beet-le, beet-le, etc. See -le.n. A suffix originally and still more or less diminutive in force, sometimes of Teutonic origin, as in hatch-el (= hack-le, heck-le), but usually of Latin origin, as in chap-el, cup-el, tunn-el, etc.n. A suffix of various origin, chiefly Latin. as in chatt-el, chann-el, kenn-el, etc. (where it represents Latin -alis, E. -al), fenn-el, funn-el, etc. See these words.