rydyng
Middle English
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈriːdinɡ/
Noun
rydyng (plural rydynges)
- Riding; travel by horse:
- late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Cook's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 4377-4378:
- For whan ther any ryding was in Chepe,
Out of the shoppe thider wolde he lepe.- For when there was any procession in Cheapside,
Out of the shop thither would he leap.
- For when there was any procession in Cheapside,
- Ceremonial riding at an event.
- (Late Middle English) An equestrian activity.
- late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Cook's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 4377-4378:
- Participation in fighting or conflict, especially on a mount.
- (Late Middle English) Looting; raiding.
- (Late Middle English) Journeying; making a trip.
- (rare) A road or path.
- (rare) Touching; contiguosity.
Descendants
- English: riding
- Scots: ridin
References
- “rīding(e, ger.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-07.
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