"yedding" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: yeddings [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛdɪŋ 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|ȝedding}} Middle English ȝedding, {{m|enm|ȝeddynge}} ȝeddynge, {{inh|en|ang|ġieddung||utterance, saying, prophecy, song, poetry, poetical recitation, meter}} Old English ġieddung (“utterance, saying, prophecy, song, poetry, poetical recitation, meter”), {{m|ang|ġieddian||to speak formally, discuss, speak with alliteration, recite, sing}} ġieddian (“to speak formally, discuss, speak with alliteration, recite, sing”), {{suffix|en|yed|ing}} yed + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun}} yedding (plural yeddings)
  1. (obsolete) A song, especially the song of a minstrel. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-yedding-en-noun-NZS-LWg2
  2. (obsolete or historical) A popular tale or romance, or a song embodying a popular tale or romance. Tags: historical, obsolete
    Sense id: en-yedding-en-noun-6uIahkIJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: yeddings [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛdɪŋ 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|eorþing||burial, digging}} Middle English eorþing (“burial, digging”), {{m|enm|eorþien||to bury, dig}} eorþien (“to bury, dig”), {{m|enm|eorþe||earth}} eorþe (“earth”), {{suffix|en|earth|ing}} earth + -ing, {{inh|en|enm|earding||habitation, dwelling}} Middle English earding (“habitation, dwelling”), {{m|enm|eard||dwelling, habitation}} eard (“dwelling, habitation”), {{inh|en|ang|eard||native soil, native land, native country, country, province, region, place of residence, dwelling, home, dwelling place, estate, cultivated ground}} Old English eard (“native soil, native land, native country, country, province, region, place of residence, dwelling, home, dwelling place, estate, cultivated ground”), {{l|en|earth}} earth Head templates: {{en-noun}} yedding (plural yeddings)
  1. (UK dialectal) A burrow; a mole or rabbit hole. Tags: UK, dialectal Synonyms: yerding, earding
    Sense id: en-yedding-en-noun-DyE3rgK3 Categories (other): British English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

Rhymes: -ɛdɪŋ Etymology: From yed. Etymology templates: {{m|en|yed}} yed Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} yedding
  1. present participle and gerund of yed Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: yed
    Sense id: en-yedding-en-verb-sUgooQNO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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