"berkyng" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbɛrkinɡ(ə)/ Forms: berkyngis [plural], berkynge [alternative], berking [alternative], berkinge [alternative], barkyng [alternative]
Etymology: From berken + -ynge. Etymology templates: {{af|enm|berken|-ynge}} berken + -ynge Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} berkyng, {{enm-noun|berkyngis}} berkyng (plural berkyngis)
  1. Barking (the sound a dog makes)
    Sense id: en-berkyng-enm-noun-CZ0gKZ95 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -ynge, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Animal sounds, Talking Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -ynge: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 82 18 Disambiguation of Animal sounds: 75 25 Disambiguation of Talking: 59 41
  2. (rare) Insulting or rude words. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-berkyng-enm-noun-MkdB4pU8

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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  "lang": "Middle English",
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        "(rare) Insulting or rude words."
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɛrkinɡ(ə)/"
    }
  ],
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    "Middle English nouns",
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      ]
    },
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    },
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    },
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        "alternative"
      ]
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