Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From sethen +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sethyng (plural seþinges)

  1. Boiling or heating; the process of warming, especially in liquid:
    1. Boiling for the purpose of heating or warming food.
    2. (rare) The reduction or reducing of a substance.
  2. A reduced liquid; an essence or extract of something.
  3. (rare) Breaking up; digesting.
  4. (rare) Comestibles heated by boiling.
  5. (rare) The temperature which water boils at.

Descendants

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  • English: seething
  • Scots: seethin

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