tithyng
Middle English
Alternative forms
- teothinge, teoþing, teoþinge, teoþingge, tething, tethinge, tethingge, teþinge, teythinge, teythynge, thythynge, thytyng, tithyngge, tiþing, tueþyng, tuþinge, tythynge, tyþing, tyþinge, tyþynge
- (early) teoþingue, teouþinke, teuþinge, theoþinge, tiðinge, toðinge, touþinke
Etymology
From Old English tēoðung, tēoðing; equivalent to tithe + -ing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈteːðinɡ(ə)/, /ˈtiːðinɡ(ə)/
- (dialectal) IPA(key): /ˈtiu̯ðinɡ(ə)/
Noun
tithyng
- One of ten equal parts of a whole; a tenth.
- tithe (tenth of one's income given to clergy)
- The giving of tithes.
- tithing (group of ten households)
Descendants
- English: tithing
References
- “tīthing(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.