yedding

yedding · noun¹

1. Old English · inherited fromġieddung“utterance, saying, prophecy, song, poetry, poetical recitation, meter”
2. Middle English · inherited fromȝedding
3. English todayyedding

From Middle English ȝedding, ȝeddynge, from Old English ġieddung (“utterance, saying, prophecy, song, poetry, poetical recitation, meter”), from ġieddian (“to speak formally, discuss, speak with alliteration, recite, sing”), equivalent to yed + -ing.

yedding · verb²

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

yedding · noun³

1. Old English · inherited fromeard“native soil, native land, native country, country, province, region, place of residence, dwelling, home, dwelling place, estate, cultivated ground”
2. Middle English · inherited fromearding“habitation, dwelling”
3. Middle English · inherited fromeorþing“burial, digging”
4. English todayyedding

From Middle English eorþing (“burial, digging”), from eorþien (“to bury, dig”), from eorþe (“earth”), equivalent to earth + -ing. Possibly influenced by Middle English earding (“habitation, dwelling”), from eard (“dwelling, habitation”), from Old English eard (“native soil, native land, native country, country, province, region, place of residence, dwelling, home, dwelling place, estate, cultivated ground”). More at earth.