housynge
Middle English
Alternative forms
- housing, housinge, housyng, howsynge
Etymology
From either hous (“house”) or housen (“to shelter, house”) + -ing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhuːzinɡ(ə)/
Verb
housynge
- present participle of housen
Noun
housynge (uncountable)
- housing, property
- house, building
- home, inhabitance
- shelter, accommodation, habitation
- camp, temporary lodgings
Descendants
- English: housing
- Scots: housin, housing
References
- “hǒusing(e, ger.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-05.