"retting" meaning in All languages combined

See retting on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: rettings [plural]
Etymology: From ret + -ing. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|ret|-ing|id2=gerund noun}} ret + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} retting (countable and uncountable, plural rettings)
  1. The act or process of preparing flax for use by soaking, maceration, and similar processes. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-retting-en-noun-RAke8Ueu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 39 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 23 24 26 3 7 7 3 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 28 30 2 5 4 2 5
  2. (historical) A place where flax is retted; a rettery. Tags: countable, historical, uncountable
    Sense id: en-retting-en-noun-NWHln5ov Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 39 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 23 24 26 3 7 7 3 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 28 30 2 5 4 2 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (preparation of flax): rotting
Disambiguation of 'preparation of flax': 51 49

Verb [English]

Etymology: From ret + -ing. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|ret|-ing|id2=gerund noun}} ret + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} retting
  1. present participle and gerund of ret Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: ret
    Sense id: en-retting-en-verb-XRJI9YDc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun), Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 39 25 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun): 19 22 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 23 24 26 3 7 7 3 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 28 30 2 5 4 2 5

Noun [Norwegian Bokmål]

Forms: rettinga [definite, singular], rettingen [definite, singular], rettinger [indefinite, plural], rettingene [definite, plural]
Etymology: From rette + -ing. Etymology templates: {{af|nb|rette|-ing}} rette + -ing Head templates: {{nb-noun-f1}} retting f or m (definite singular rettinga or rettingen, indefinite plural rettinger, definite plural rettingene)
  1. correction Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-retting-nb-noun-NGJ-MkLy
  2. grading (of a test or similar) Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-retting-nb-noun-Cf8GFtCS
  3. truing (of a wheel) Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-retting-nb-noun-5hM9Rw0i

Noun [Norwegian Nynorsk]

Forms: rettinga [definite, singular], rettingar [indefinite, plural], rettingane [definite, plural]
Etymology: From rette + -ing. Etymology templates: {{af|nn|rette|-ing}} rette + -ing Head templates: {{nn-noun-f3}} retting f (definite singular rettinga, indefinite plural rettingar, definite plural rettingane)
  1. correction Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-retting-nn-noun-NGJ-MkLy
  2. grading (of a test or similar) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-retting-nn-noun-Cf8GFtCS

Inflected forms

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