sermonynge

Middle English

Alternative forms

• sarmonynge, sarmounnynge, sarmoning, sermownynge, sermoning, sermonyng

Etymology

From sermonen +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛrmuninɡ/
• (Late Middle English) IPA^(key): /ˈsarmuninɡ/

Noun

sermonynge (uncountable)

1. Talking or speaking, especially with conviction and surety.
   • late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Knight's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 3090-3092:

     Than seyde he thus to Palamon ful right;
     ‘I trowe ther nedeth litel sermoning
     To make yow assente to this thing.’

     Then said he thus to Palamon the knight;
     ‘I suppose little preaching is needed here
     To make you assent to this thing.’

2. Proselytizing or evangelising; spreading of religion.

Descendants

• English: sermoning (obsolete)

References

• “sermǒuninge, ger.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-20.