wasshynge

Middle English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwaʃinɡ(ə)/

Etymology 1

From Old English *wæsċing, equivalent to wasshen +‎ -ing.

Alternative forms

• waschenge, wasching, waschynge, wassching, washing, washyng, wasschunge, wasschyng, wasshing, wasshinge, wasshyng, weschyng, weschynge, wesschinge, wesschunge
• (with wai-) waisching, wayschynge

Noun

wasshynge (plural wasshynges)

1. The process of washing or cleaning:
   1. (medicine) The bathing of a wound.
   2. (figurative) Purification; spiritual cleansing.
   3. (rare) The debasement of coins by using acid to wear at the metal.
2. Something used to wash or clean:
   1. (rare) A medicinal ointment or salve.
   2. (rare) Water used to wash; dishwater.
   3. (rare) A bath (i.e. for washing the body)
3. The dilution of a substance with water.

Descendants

• English: washing
• Middle Scots: wasching
  • Scots: washin

Etymology 2

From Old English *wasċende, equivalent to wasshen +‎ -ing.

Alternative forms

• wassende, wasshing, wasschinge, wesschinge, wasschynge, waschyng, wasshyng, wassheyng, waisshynge

Verb

wasshynge

1. present participle of wasshen

Descendants

• English: washing
• Middle Scots: waschand
  • Scots: washin

References

• “washing(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.