kissynge

Middle English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkisinɡ(ə)/, /ˈkusinɡ(ə)/, /ˈkɛsinɡ(ə)/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old English cyssende, from Proto-West Germanic *kussijandī, from Proto-Germanic *kussijandz; equivalent to kissen +‎ -ing.

Verb

kissynge

2. present participle of kissen

Descendants

• English: kissing

Etymology 2

From kissen +‎ -ing.

Alternative forms

• cussinge, cussynge, kesinge, kessinge, kissing, kissinge, kissyng, kussyng, kyssyng, kyssynge

Noun

kissynge

2. kiss (action of kissing)

   Synonym: cos

Descendants

• English: kissing

References

• “kissing(e, ger.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.