woning

woning

See also: wöning

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English woning, wuning, wunnunge, from Old English wunung (“act of dwelling, living, dwelling, habitation, inner room of a dwelling”), from Proto-Germanic *wunungō, equivalent to wone +‎ -ing. Cognate with Scots wonnyng, wonyng, wonyn (“habitation, dwelling, shelter”), Dutch woning (“dwelling, house”), German Wohnung (“dwelling, apartment”), Swedish våning (“floor, apartment, flat”).

Noun

woning (plural wonings)

1. (archaic) A place to live; a dwelling; a dwelling-place; an abode.
   • 1852, James A. Sharp, A new gazetteer:

     Near it is a timbered house; an old inn close to the bridge is thought to be the "woning" of "Elynor Humming," the famous ale wife, whose "tunning" is celebrated by Hen. VII.'s poet laureate, Skelton.

   • 1995, Walter Hilton, The Goad of Love:

     […] ordained as a place and a woning for the Holy Ghost, and as of Christ able and possible for to come to endless bliss.

Alternative forms

• wonning

Derived terms

• woning-place
• woning-stead

Etymology 2

From wone (“to dwell”).

Verb

woning

1. present participle of wone

Anagrams

• onwing, owning

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋoː.nɪŋ/

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• Hyphenation: wo‧ning
• Rhymes: -oːnɪŋ

Noun

woning f (plural woningen, diminutive woninkje n)

1. flat, apartment
2. house, abode, dwelling

Related terms

• wonen
• woonst