compassyng

Middle English

Alternative forms

compassynge, compasing, compassenge, cumpasyng, compassing

Etymology

From compas +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkumpasinɡ/

Noun

compassyng (plural compassynges)

Guile or plotting; the practicing of sleight-of hand with ill intent.
(rare) An idea, invention, or creation; something that one has created (mentally or physically)
(rare) A boundary or edge or an area defined by it.

Descendants

English: compassing

References

“cǒmpā̆ssinge (ger.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-01-22.

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