tiding

== English == === Alternative forms === tidind (dialectal) tidinde (obsolete) === Etymology === From a merger of Middle English tiding, tidinge, from Late Old English tīdung, with Middle English tidinde, tidende, from or influenced by Old Norse tíðindi (“news, tidings”), both connected to Old English tīdan (“to befall; happen”). Though it is sometimes assumed that the form in -ind/-end is original and later assimilated to -ing, the cognates Dutch tijding and German Zeitung point to inheritance from Proto-West Germanic *tīdungō. By surface analysis, tide (“time”) +‎ -ing. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtaɪdɪŋ/ === Noun === tiding (plural tidings) (archaic or literary, usually in the plural) News; new information. ==== Translations ==== === Verb === tiding present participle and gerund of tide === References === === Anagrams === diting, tingid