housynge

Middle English

Alternative forms

• housing, housinge, housyng, howsynge

Etymology

From either hous (“house”) or housen (“to shelter, house”) +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhuːzinɡ(ə)/

Verb

housynge

1. present participle of housen

Noun

housynge (uncountable)

1. housing, property
2. house, building
3. home, inhabitance
4. shelter, accommodation, habitation
5. camp, temporary lodgings

Descendants

• English: housing
• Scots: housin, housing

References

• “hǒusing(e, ger.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-05.