Etymology

hunting

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Today it means: The act of finding and killing a wild animal, either for sport or with the intention of using its parts to make food, clothes, etc. Full definition →

Middle English hunting ← Old English huntung
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hunting · noun1

  1. Old English · inherited fromhuntung
  2. Middle English · inherited fromhunting
  3. English todayhunting

From Middle English hunting, from Old English huntung, equivalent to hunt + -ing.

hunting · verb2

  1. Middle English · derived fromhuntinde
  2. Middle English · inherited fromhuntynge
  3. English todayhunting

From Middle English huntynge, alteration of earlier Middle English huntinde, huntende, huntand, present participle of hunten (“to hunt”), equivalent to hunt + -ing.

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