vitaillyng

Middle English

Alternative forms

vitalyng, vitailling, vitailing, vetelyng, vytayllynge

Etymology

From vitaile +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /viˈtɛi̯linɡ/, /ˈvitəlinɡ/

Noun

vitaillyng

(Late Middle English) Victualling; rationing or maintaining a stock of food, especially for an army.

Descendants

English: victualling
Scots: wittaling (obsolete)

References

“vitailing, ger.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-14.

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