Etymology

battling

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Today it means: A growing fat, or the process of causing to grow fat; a fattening. Full definition →

Middle English batellynge
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battling · noun, adjective1

From battle (“to nourish, feed”).

battling · adjective, verb2

  1. Middle English · inherited frombatellynge
  2. English todaybattling

From Middle English batellynge, equivalent to battle + -ing.

battling · noun3

  1. Middle English · inherited frombataillinge
  2. English todaybattling

From Middle English bataillinge, equivalent to battle + -ing.

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