delynge
Middle English
Alternative forms
- deeling, deling, dealyng, delyng
Etymology
From Old English dǣlung; equivalent to delen + -ing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɛːlinɡ/
Noun
delynge (plural delingis)
- Dealing out; apportionment or gifting.
- (rare) Splitting; taking apart; practicing separation.
- (rare) One's course of action; the way one behaves.
- (rare) Intercourse; copulation; having sex.
- (rare) A section or portion of something.
- (rare) Injuring; hurting; inflicting wounds on someone.
- (rare) Engaging; involvement in a procedure or activity.
Descendants
- English: dealing
References
- “dēling (ger.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-14.