tithyng

Middle English

Alternative forms

• teothinge, teoþing, teoþinge, teoþingge, tething, tethinge, tethingge, teþinge, teythinge, teythynge, thythynge, thytyng, tithyngge, tiþing, tueþyng, tuþinge, tythynge, tyþing, tyþinge, tyþynge
• (early) teoþingue, teouþinke, teuþinge, theoþinge, tiðinge, toðinge, touþinke

Etymology

From Old English tēoðung, tēoðing; equivalent to tithe +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈteːðinɡ(ə)/, /ˈtiːðinɡ(ə)/
• (dialectal) IPA^(key): /ˈtiu̯ðinɡ(ə)/

Noun

tithyng

1. One of ten equal parts of a whole; a tenth.
2. tithe (tenth of one's income given to clergy)
3. The giving of tithes.
4. tithing (group of ten households)

Descendants

• English: tithing

References

• “tīthing(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.