soukynge

Middle English

Alternative forms

• sokyng, sokynge, souking, soukyng, sowkyng

Etymology

From souken +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsukinɡ(ə)/, /ˈsuːkinɡ(ə)/

Verb

soukynge

1. present participle of souken

Noun

soukynge (plural sowkynges)

1. Breastfeeding, milking; drawing milk.
2. Drawing with the mouth; sucking.
3. (rare) Incitement, riling.

Descendants

• English: sucking
• Scots: sookin

References

• “sǒuking(e, ger.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-31.