fotyng
Middle English
Alternative forms
- foting, fotynge, futyng
Etymology
From fot + -ing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfoːtinɡ/
Noun
fotyng (plural fotynges)
- (Late Middle English) footing, foothold (one's holding or movement upon the ground)
- (Late Middle English, rare) The creation of a foundation or a support.
- (Late Middle English, rare) A supporting layer or infrastructure.
Descendants
- English: footing
- Scots: fittin
References
- “fọ̄ting (ger.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-18.