yedding

== English == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɛdɪŋ === Etymology 1 === From Middle English ȝedding, ȝeddynge, from Old English ġieddung (“utterance, saying, prophecy, song, poetry, poetical recitation, meter”), from ġieddian (“to speak formally, discuss, speak with alliteration, recite, sing”), equivalent to yed +‎ -ing. ==== Noun ==== yedding (plural yeddings) (obsolete) A song, especially the song of a minstrel. (obsolete or historical) A popular tale or romance, or a song embodying a popular tale or romance. === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== yedding present participle and gerund of yed === Etymology 3 === From Middle English eorþing (“burial, digging”), from eorþien (“to bury, dig”), from eorþe (“earth”), equivalent to earth +‎ -ing. Possibly influenced by Middle English earding (“habitation, dwelling”), from eard (“dwelling, habitation”), from Old English eard (“native soil, native land, native country, country, province, region, place of residence, dwelling, home, dwelling place, estate, cultivated ground”). More at earth. ==== Alternative forms ==== yerding, earding ==== Noun ==== yedding (plural yeddings) (UK dialectal) A burrow; a mole or rabbit hole. === Anagrams === eddying