Etymology

biding

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Today it means: An awaiting; expectation. Full definition →

Middle English biding
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biding · noun1

  1. Middle English · inherited frombiding
  2. English todaybiding

From Middle English biding, bydyng, equivalent to bide + -ing.

biding · verb2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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