yedding

Also used as

yedding is also the present participle and gerund of yed.

Forms of yedding

Origin of yedding

From Middle English ȝedding, ȝeddynge, from Old English ġieddung (“utterance, saying, prophecy, song, poetry, poetical recitation, meter”), from ġieddian (“to speak formally, discuss, speak with alliteration, recite, sing”), equivalent to yed + -ing.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

From Middle English eorþing (“burial, digging”), from eorþien (“to bury, dig”), from eorþe (“earth”), equivalent to earth + -ing. Possibly influenced by Middle English earding (“habitation, dwelling”), from eard (“dwelling, habitation”), from Old English eard (“native soil, native land, native country, country, province, region, place of residence, dwelling, home, dwelling place, estate, cultivated ground”). More at earth.

Words that rhyme with yedding

• reading
• heading
• bedding
• shredding
• threading
• wedding
• shedding
• breading
• dreading
• leading
• penny wedding
• redding

Questions about yedding

What does yedding mean?

Yedding means a song, especially the song of a minstrel.

What part of speech is yedding?

Yedding is a noun.

What is the plural of yedding?

The plural of yedding is yeddings.