flowynge
Middle English
Alternative forms
- floyng, flouynge, flowinge, flowyng, fluyng
Etymology
From flowen + -ing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈflɔu̯inɡ(ə)/
Verb
flowynge
- present participle of flowen
Descendants
- English: flowing, flowin'
- Middle Scots: flowand
- Scots: flowin
Noun
flowynge (plural flowynges)
- Flowing (motion or movement of a liquid):
- An overflow or flood; a flow over a boundary.
- A wave or tide; tidal movement.
- (rare) Gushing, spurting, jetting.
- (rare) A river; a flowing water body.
- (rare) A large amount or quantity.
- (rare) Changeability or ephemerality.
Descendants
- English: flowing, flowin'
- Middle Scots: flowing, flowyng
- Scots: flowin, flowan
- ⇒ Scots: flownie, flounie
- Scots: flowin, flowan
References
- “flouing, ger.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-12.