tithyng

Middle English

Alternative forms

teothinge, teoþing, teoþinge, teoþingge, tething, tethinge, tethingge, teþinge, teythinge, teythynge, thythynge, thytyng, tithyngge, tiþing, tueþyng, tuþinge, tythynge, tyþing, tyþinge, tyþynge
(early) teoþingue, teouþinke, teuþinge, theoþinge, tiðinge, toðinge, touþinke

Etymology

From Old English tēoðung, tēoðing; equivalent to tithe +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈteːðinɡ(ə)/, /ˈtiːðinɡ(ə)/
(dialectal) IPA^(key): /ˈtiu̯ðinɡ(ə)/

Noun

tithyng

One of ten equal parts of a whole; a tenth.
tithe (tenth of one's income given to clergy)
The giving of tithes.
tithing (group of ten households)

Descendants

English: tithing

References

“tīthing(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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