woning

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English

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Etymology 1

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From Middle English woning, wuning, wunnunge, from Old English wunung (act of dwelling, living, dwelling, habitation, inner room of a dwelling), from Proto-West Germanic *wunungu, equivalent to wone +‎ -ing. Cognate with Scots wonnyng, wonyng, wonyn (habitation, dwelling, shelter), Dutch woning (dwelling, house), German Wohnung (dwelling, apartment), Swedish våning (floor, apartment, flat).

Noun

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woning (plural wonings)

  1. (archaic) A place to live; a dwelling; a dwelling-place; an abode.
    • 1852, James A. Sharp, A new gazetteer:
      Near it is a timbered house; an old inn close to the bridge is thought to be the "woning" of "Elynor Humming," the famous ale wife, whose "tunning" is celebrated by Hen. VII.'s poet laureate, Skelton.
    • 1995, Walter Hilton, The Goad of Love:
      [] ordained as a place and a woning for the Holy Ghost, and as of Christ able and possible for to come to endless bliss.
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Etymology 2

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From wone (to dwell).

Verb

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woning

  1. present participle and gerund of wone

Anagrams

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch woninge. Equivalent to wonen (to live, reside) +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʋoː.nɪŋ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: wo‧ning
  • Rhymes: -oːnɪŋ

Noun

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woning f (plural woningen, diminutive woninkje n)

  1. house, abode, residence, dwelling

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: woning
  • Negerhollands: wooning

Further reading

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  • woning” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]