schyftynge

Middle English

Alternative forms

• schiftyng, schuftynge, shifftinng

Etymology

From schiften +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃiftinɡ/

Noun

schyftynge

1. (rare) motion, going, departing.
2. (rare) modification, alteration, the causing of difference.
3. (rare) choosing, selection, judging.
4. (rare) A set; a collection.

Descendants

• English: shifting

References

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