"-yng" meaning in Middle English

See -yng in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /-inɡ/
Etymology: From Old English -ing, from Proto-West Germanic *-ing, from Proto-Germanic *-ingaz. Etymology templates: {{etymon|enm|:inh|ang:-ing<id:belonging to>|id=diminutive}}, {{inh|enm|ang|-ing}} Old English -ing, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*-ing}} Proto-West Germanic *-ing, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*-ingaz}} Proto-Germanic *-ingaz Head templates: {{head|enm|suffix}} -yng
  1. Forms diminutives; these can be either affective or insulting. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--yng-enm-suffix-enm:diminutive_suffix Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 56 20 12 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 62 28 5 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 83 12 2 2
  2. (marginally productive) Forms nouns meaning "son of". Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--yng-enm-suffix-bjUqHQvk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

Head templates: {{head|enm|suffix|altform=1}} -yng
  1. alternative form of -ynge (gerund) Tags: alt-of, alternative, morpheme Alternative form of: -ynge (extra: gerund)
    Sense id: en--yng-enm-suffix-mip2m13m
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Suffix

Head templates: {{head|enm|suffix|altform=1}} -yng
  1. alternative form of -ynge (present participle) Tags: alt-of, alternative, morpheme Alternative form of: -ynge (extra: present participle)
    Sense id: en--yng-enm-suffix-JVMXz4TA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Alternative forms

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      "lang": "Scots",
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