clething

Middle English

Alternative forms

• cleþing, cleþinge, cletyng, cleþyng, clethyng, cledinng, clethynge

Etymology

From clethe +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklɛːðinɡ/

Noun

clething (uncountable)

1. An item or items of clothes; something to be worn.
2. (rare) Religious clothes or wear.
3. (rare) The vitalling or provision of garments.

Descendants

• English: cleading
• Scots: cleidin, cleeding, cleiding, cleading

References

• “clēthing (ger.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-26.