"wepynge" meaning in Middle English

See wepynge in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈweːpinɡ(ə)/ Forms: wepynges [plural], wepyng [alternative], wepinge [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *wēpną Proto-West Germanic *wāpn Old English wēpn Middle English wepen Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge Middle English wepynge From wepen + -ynge. Etymology templates: {{ety|enm|:af|wepen|-ynge<id:gerund noun>|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *wēpną Proto-West Germanic *wāpn Old English wēpn Middle English wepen Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge Middle English wepynge [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*wāpn", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "wǣpn", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "wepen", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" }, { "id" : "gerund noun", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "gerund noun", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "noun suffix", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-ungō", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-ung", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-ynge", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "wepynge", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" }" data-lang="enm" data-title="wepynge">, {{af|enm|wepen|-ynge}} wepen + -ynge Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|var=}} wepynge, {{enm-noun}} wepynge (plural wepynges)
  1. weeping
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      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "weeping"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Yola",
      "lang_code": "yol",
      "word": "weepeen"
    }
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      "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wēpną#Proto-Germanic:_weapon"
    ],
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      "Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wāpn"
    ],
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    ],
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      "wepen",
      "wepen#Middle_English"
    ],
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    ],
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    ],
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      "wepen#Middle_English"
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    ]
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      "form": "wepyng",
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈweːpinɡ(ə)/"
    }
  ],
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}
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      "wēpn",
      "wæpn#Old_English"
    ],
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      "wepen",
      "wepen#Middle_English"
    ],
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      "wepen",
      "wepen#Middle_English"
    ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈweːpinɡ(ə)/"
    }
  ],
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}

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