syngyng

Middle English

Alternative forms

• synging, syngynge, singeinge, singynge, cyngynge, singing, zinging

Etymology

From singen +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsinɡinɡ/

Noun

syngyng (plural syngynges)

1. Singing; recital of a song.
2. The performance of the sacrament of Mass.
3. Birdsong; the noise of birds singing.
4. (rare) Recitation of chants.
5. (rare) The sound of wine undergoing fermentation.

Descendants

• English: singing
• Scots: singin

References

• “singing(e, ger.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-09-21.