wasshynge
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Middle English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Old English *wæsċing, equivalent to wasshen + -ing.
Alternative forms
[edit]- waschenge, wasching, waschynge, wassching, washing, washyng, wasschunge, wasschyng, wasshing, wasshinge, wasshyng, weschyng, weschynge, wesschinge, wesschunge
- (with wai-) waisching, wayschynge
Noun
[edit]wasshynge (plural wasshynges)
- The process of washing or cleaning:
- (medicine) The bathing of a wound.
- (figurative) Purification; spiritual cleansing.
- (rare) The debasement of coins by using acid to wear at the metal.
- Something used to wash or clean:
- The dilution of a substance with water.
Descendants
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]From Old English *wasċende, equivalent to wasshen + -ing.
Alternative forms
[edit]Verb
[edit]wasshynge
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- “washing(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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