Meanings
yedding1
yedding2
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of yed
yedding3
Origin
yedding · noun
- Old Englishġieddung“utterance, saying, prophecy, song, poetry, poetical recitation, meter”
- Middle Englishȝedding
- Englishyedding
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.
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- Old Englisheard“native soil, native land, native country, country, province, region, place of residence, dwelling, home, dwelling place, estate, cultivated ground”
- Middle Englishearding“habitation, dwelling”
- Middle Englisheorþing“burial, digging”
- Englishyedding
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.
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yedding. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yedding
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