rydyng
Middle English
Alternative forms
- rydynge, riding, ridyng, ridynge, rideing, ridinge, ryding, ridinng
Etymology
From riden + -ing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈriːdinɡ/
Noun
rydyng (plural rydynges)
- Riding; travel by horse:
- Ceremonial riding at an event.
- (Late Middle English) An equestrian activity.
- Participation in fighting or conflict, especially on a mount.
- (Late Middle English) Looting; raiding.
- (Late Middle English) Journeying; making a trip.
- (rare) A road or path.
- (rare) Touching; contiguosity.
Descendants
- English: riding
- Scots: ridin
References
- “rīding(e (ger.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-07.