tithyng
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
- teothinge, teoþing, teoþinge, teoþingge, tething, tethinge, tethingge, teþinge, teythinge, teythynge, thythynge, thytyng, tithyngge, tiþing, tueþyng, tuþinge, tythynge, tyþing, tyþinge, tyþynge
- (early) teoþingue, teouþinke, teuþinge, theoþinge, tiðinge, toðinge, touþinke
Etymology edit
From Old English tēoðung, tēoðing; equivalent to tithe + -ing.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tithyng
- One of ten equal parts of a whole; a tenth.
- tithe (tenth of one's income given to clergy)
- The giving of tithes.
- tithing (group of ten households)
Descendants edit
- English: tithing
References edit
- “tīthing(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.