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語源 1

From 中期英語 ȝedding, ȝeddynge, from 古期英語 ġieddung (“utterance, saying, prophecy, song, poetry, poetical recitation, meter”), from ġieddian (“to speak formally, discuss, speak with alliteration, recite, sing”), equivalent to yed +‎ -ing.

名詞

yedding (plural yeddings)

1. (obsolete) A song, especially the song of a minstrel.
2. (obsolete or historical) A popular tale or romance, or a song embodying a popular tale or romance.
   • 2013, Marcelle Theibaux, The Writings of Medieval Women, 2nd Edition: An Anthology:

     By the fifteenth century a yedding is glossed as a romance.

語源 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

動詞

yedding

1. present participle and gerund of yed

語源 3

From 中期英語 eorþing (“burial, digging”), from eorþien (“to bury, dig”), from eorþe (“earth”), equivalent to earth +‎ -ing. Possibly influenced by 中期英語 earding (“habitation, dwelling”), from eard (“dwelling, habitation”), from 古期英語 eard (“native soil, native land, native country, country, province, region, place of residence, dwelling, home, dwelling place, estate, cultivated ground”). More at earth.

別の表記

• yerding, earding

名詞

yedding (plural yeddings)

1. (UK dialectal) A burrow; a mole or rabbit hole.

アナグラム

• eddying