endyng

Middle English

Alternative forms

(Early ME) endunge, ȝiendunȝe
hendinke, endingge, endyngge, ending, eendyng, endynge, hendynge, heyndynge

Etymology

From Old English endung, ġeendung; equivalent to ende +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

(Early ME) IPA^(key): /ˈɛndunɡ/
IPA^(key): /ˈɛːndinɡ/, /ˈɛndinɡ/

Noun

endyng (plural endynges)

An ending, termination, or conclusion.
1. The end of one's life; death or dying.
2. (Christianity) The end of the current world; the biblical Apocalypse.
3. The ending point of a literary creation or work.
4. A gramatical ending; a suffix.
Accomplishment or successful completing of of a duty or action.
The conclusion or aftermath of something; its repercussions.
The real meaning or worth of something; one's lot in life.

Derived terms

endyng day

Descendants

English: ending
Scots: endin

References

“ē̆nding(e (ger.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-12.

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