spicing

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɪsɪŋ

Verb

spicing

1. present participle and gerund of spice

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *spīking, from Proto-West Germanic *spīku, from Proto-Germanic *spīkō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspiː.kinɡ/, [ˈspiː.kiŋɡ]

Noun

spīcing m

1. spike

Declension

Declension of spicing (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	spīcing	spīcingas
accusative	spīcing	spīcingas
genitive	spīcinges	spīcinga
dative	spīcinge	spīcingum

Descendants

• Middle English: spikyng, spykyng
  • English: spiking (dialectal)
  • Scots: spyking, spikyn