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yedding en · NOUN · etymology 1

Etymology

From Middle English ȝedding, ȝeddynge, from Old English ġieddung (“utterance, saying, prophecy, song, poetry, poetical recitation, meter”), from ġieddian (“to speak formally, discuss, speak with alliteration, recite, sing”), equivalent to yed + -ing.

Meanings

1. (obsolete) A song, especially the song of a minstrel.
2. (historical, obsolete) A popular tale or romance, or a song embodying a popular tale or romance.
   • By the fifteenth century a yedding is glossed as a romance. 2013, Marcelle Theibaux, The Writings of Medieval Women, 2nd Edition: An Anthology:

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yedding en · VERB · etymology 2

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Meanings

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of yed
   form of yed

yedding en · NOUN · etymology 3

Etymology

From Middle English eorþing (“burial, digging”), from eorþien (“to bury, dig”), from eorþe (“earth”), equivalent to earth + -ing. Possibly influenced by Middle English earding (“habitation, dwelling”), from eard (“dwelling, habitation”), from Old English eard (“native soil, native land, native country, country, province, region, place of residence, dwelling, home, dwelling place, estate, cultivated ground”). More at earth.

Meanings

1. (UK, dialectal) A burrow; a mole or rabbit hole.

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