sethyng

Middle English

Alternative forms

• seþinge, sethinge, seoþinge, seþyng, sethynge, seeþinge, seeþyng, seþynge

Etymology

From sethen +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈseːðinɡ/

Noun

sethyng (plural seþinges)

1. Boiling or heating; the process of warming, especially in liquid:
   1. Boiling for the purpose of heating or warming food.
   2. (rare) The reduction or reducing of a substance.
2. A reduced liquid; an essence or extract of something.
3. (rare) Breaking up; digesting.
4. (rare) Comestibles heated by boiling.
5. (rare) The temperature which water boils at.

Descendants

• English: seething
• Scots: seethin

References

• “sẹ̄thing(e (ger.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-10.