heggynge

Middle English

Alternative forms

• heching, hechinge, hedgyng, heggeyng, hegging, hegginge, heggyng, hegyng

Etymology

From hegge +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛd͡ʒinɡ(ə)/

Verb

heggynge

1. present participle of heggen

Noun

heggynge

1. The construction of a hedge or fortification.
2. (rare) A hedge or fence that looks like a hedge.
3. (rare) An area surrounded by fencing.

Descendants

• English: hedging
• Scots: hedgin

References

• “heǧǧing(e, ger.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-24.