"toiling" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtui̯linɡ/, /ˈtɔi̯linɡ/
Etymology: From toilen + -ing. Etymology templates: {{af|enm|toilen|-ing}} toilen + -ing Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} toiling
  1. (rare) A fight; strife (deadly discord between two parties) Tags: rare Categories (topical): War
    Sense id: en-toiling-enm-noun-iFtK2P2d Disambiguation of War: 43 52 5 Categories (other): Middle English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -ing: 33 11 15 36 5
  2. (rare) The manufacture of leather using a person's teeth to draw on it. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Violence, War
    Sense id: en-toiling-enm-noun-~WM8Ui63 Disambiguation of Violence: 15 79 6 Disambiguation of War: 43 52 5 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -ing, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 43 4 9 40 4 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -ing: 33 11 15 36 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 45 6 6 42 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 44 4 4 46 2
  3. (rare, law) The initiation of a lawsuit. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-toiling-enm-noun-xx4VyeWT Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: toilinge, toylinge, tolyynge

Alternative forms

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