styngyng
Middle English
Alternative forms
- styngyn, stingyng, stinginge, styngynge
Etymology
From stingen + -ing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstinɡinɡ/
Noun
styngyng (plural stynginges)
- A stinging; the process where an insect uses its stinger.
- A sting; the pain caused by a stinging or similar pain.
- (rare) Incitement; encouragement.
Descendants
- English: stinging
References
- “stinging(e (ger.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-27.