"eggynge" meaning in Middle English

See eggynge in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɛɡinɡ(ə)/
Etymology: From eggen (“to incite”) + -ynge (“-ing”). First attested in c. 1180. Etymology templates: {{af|enm|eggen<t:to incite>|-ynge<t:-ing>}} eggen (“to incite”) + -ynge (“-ing”), {{etydate|c|1180}} First attested in c. 1180 Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|var=}} eggynge, {{enm-noun|eggynges}} eggynge (plural eggynges) Forms: eggynges [plural], egging [alternative], egginge [alternative], eggyn [alternative], eggyng [alternative], eggunge [alternative], eꟑꟑinnꟑ [alternative, Ormulum], eging [alternative, Northern, especially], eginge [alternative, Northern, especially], eggin [alternative, Northern, especially]
  1. Encouragement, exhortation; egging on.
    Sense id: en-eggynge-enm-noun-dmQtPgub Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -ynge, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Emotions Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 49 49 2 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -ynge: 48 49 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 1 Disambiguation of Emotions: 49 49 2
  2. Temptation, luring, drawing in.
    Sense id: en-eggynge-enm-noun-6TBqL83l Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -ynge, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Emotions Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 49 49 2 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -ynge: 48 49 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 1 Disambiguation of Emotions: 49 49 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈɛɡinɡ(ə)/ Forms: egging [alternative], egginge [alternative], eggyn [alternative], eggyng [alternative], eggunge [alternative], eꟑꟑinnꟑ [alternative, Ormulum], eging [alternative, Northern, especially], eginge [alternative, Northern, especially], eggin [alternative, Northern, especially]
Etymology: From eggen (“to incite”) + -ynge (“-ing”). First attested in c. 1180. Etymology templates: {{af|enm|eggen<t:to incite>|-ynge<t:-ing>}} eggen (“to incite”) + -ynge (“-ing”), {{etydate|c|1180}} First attested in c. 1180 Head templates: {{head|enm|verb form}} eggynge
  1. present participle of eggen Tags: form-of, participle, present Form of: eggen
    Sense id: en-eggynge-enm-verb-NzsASneR

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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