kissynge

Middle English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkisinɡ(ə)/, /ˈkusinɡ(ə)/, /ˈkɛsinɡ(ə)/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old English cyssende, from Proto-West Germanic *kussijandī, from Proto-Germanic *kussijandz; equivalent to kissen +‎ -ing.

Verb

kissynge

present participle of kissen

Descendants

English: kissing

Etymology 2

From kissen +‎ -ing.

Alternative forms

cussinge, cussynge, kesinge, kessinge, kissing, kissinge, kissyng, kussyng, kyssyng, kyssynge

Noun

kissynge

kiss (action of kissing)
Synonym: cos

Descendants

English: kissing

References

“kissing(e, ger.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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