bekenynge

Middle English

Alternative forms

• bekening, bekenyng, bekninge, beknynge, bekynnynge, bekynynge, bikenyng
• becnunge (Early Middle English)

Etymology

Inherited from Old English bēacnung; equivalent to bekenen +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛk(ə)ninɡ(ə)/

Verb

bekenynge

1. present participle of bekenen

Noun

bekenynge

1. Indication or gesturing, especially silently.

Descendants

• English: beckoning

References

• “bekening, ger.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-26.