threschynge

Middle English

Alternative forms

threisshynge, threschyng, threshyng, thresshyng, þraisshynge, þresshing, þresshynge

Etymology

From threschen +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈθrɛʃinɡ(ə)/, /ˈθraʃinɡ(ə)/

Verb

threschynge

present participle of threschen

Noun

threschynge (uncountable)

Threshing (the process of separating wheat from chaff)
(rare) Whacking, slapping, pushing; the application of violent force.
(rare) Something which has been thrashed.

Descendants

English: threshing, thrashing

References

“threshing(e, ger.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-09.

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