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Old English · noun

ræding

Normalised rǣding

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/ˈræː.dinɡ/
[ˈræː.diŋɡ]
Syllables
ˈræː · dinɡ (2 syllables)
Modern English
readinggovernmentlesson

Meaning

  1. reading

  2. passage in a book, lesson

  3. rule, government

Declension

Declension of ræding
SingularPlural
Nominative rǣdingrǣdingarǣdinge
Accusative rǣdingerǣdingarǣdinge
Genitive rǣdingerǣdinga
Dative rǣdingerǣdingum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *rādingu, equivalent to rǣdan + -ing. Cognate with Old High German rātunga.

Descendants

reading

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