Dictionary
-le
1. a suffix of verbs having a frequentative force:
dazzle; twinkle.
2. a suffix of adjectives formed originally on verbal stems and having the sense of “apt to”:
brittle.
3. a noun suffix having originally a diminutive meaning:
bramble.
4. a noun suffix indicating agent or instrument:
beadle; bridle; thimble. l.e.
Football.
left end.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.