toppyng
Middle English
Alternative forms
- toppynge
Etymology
From toppyn + -ing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɔpinɡ/
Noun
toppyng
- (rare, Late Middle English) The hair on one's crown of the head.
- (rare, Late Middle English) A attachment for the top of a candle.
Descendants
- English: topping
- Scots: tappin
References
- “toppinge(e (ger.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-12.