woning

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See also: wöning

English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

From wone (“to dwell”).

Verb[edit]

woning

  1. present participle and gerund of wone

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

woning f (plural woningen, diminutive woninkje n)

  1. house, abode, residence, dwelling

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Descendants[edit]

  • Afrikaans: woning
  • Negerhollands: wooning

Further reading[edit]

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