Meanings
suffix-by (proper noun-forming suffix)
Origin
- Old Norsebýr“settlement”
- English-by
Ultimately from Old Norse býr (“settlement”).
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APA
-by. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-by
MLA
“-by.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-by. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-by,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-by.
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