"childynge" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃiːldinɡ(ə)/
Etymology: From child (“child”) + -ynge (“-ing”, gerund). First attested in c. 1275. Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|gerund}}, {{af|enm|child|-ynge|id2=gerund noun|pos2=gerund|t1=child|t2=-ing}} child (“child”) + -ynge (“-ing”, gerund), {{etydate|c|1275}} First attested in c. 1275 Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|var=}} childynge, {{enm-noun|-}} childynge (uncountable) Forms: childenge [alternative], childing [alternative], childinge [alternative], childyng [alternative], chyldinge [alternative], chyldyng [alternative], chyldynge [alternative], childinke [alternative, Early-Middle-English], childeng [alternative], shyldyng [alternative], childingue [alternative, Southern]
  1. childbirth Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-childynge-enm-noun-cqKqlvBp Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -ynge (gerund noun), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pregnancy Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pregnancy: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃiːldinɡ(ə)/ Forms: childyng [alternative], chiltyng [alternative, Northern]
Etymology: From child (“child”) + -ynge (“-ing”, present participle). Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|participle}}, {{af|enm|child|-ynge|id2=present participle|nocat=1|pos2=present participle|t1=child|t2=-ing}} child (“child”) + -ynge (“-ing”, present participle) Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|var=}} childynge, {{enm-noun|-}} childynge (uncountable)
  1. present participle of childen Tags: form-of, participle, present, uncountable Form of: childen
    Sense id: en-childynge-enm-noun-~umBODsF Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pregnancy Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pregnancy: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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