lathing

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Middle English lathinge, from Old English laþung, from Proto-West Germanic *laþungu, equivalent to lathe (“to invite”) +‎ -ing. Cognate with German Ladung, Einladung (“invitiation”). ==== Noun ==== lathing (plural lathings) (UK, dialectal) Invitation. === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== lathing present participle and gerund of lathe === Etymology 3 === From lath + -ing. ==== Noun ==== lathing (plural lathings) A covering of laths. === Anagrams === Althing, alnight, halting, thingal