Middle English Dictionary Entry
ē̆rding, -ung n.
Entry Info
| Forms | ē̆rding, -ung n. |
| Etymology | From ē̆rden ; OE eardung. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Dwelling place, habitat; abode; (b) erding stoue [OE eardung-stōw], dwelling place; (c) burial place.
Associated quotations
a
- ?a1200(OE) Hrl.MQuad.(Hrl 6258B)22/6 : Wið næddrena eardunge..stred [ashes] þær nædran eardien.
- a1200(?OE) Trin.Hom.(Trin-C B.14.52)159 : Ure louerd iesu crist give hem..echeliche erding and blisse on heuene.
b
- c1175(?OE) Bod.Hom.(Bod 343)50/15 : Þæt we us sylfe weorðe don him to eardungstowe.
- a1200 Trin.Hom.(Trin-C B.14.52)173 : Crist..give us alle on heuene eche erdingstouwe.
- c1275(?c1250) Owl & N.(Clg A.9)28 : [Þ]o stod on old stoc þarbiside..Hit was þare hule eardingstowe.
c
- a1400 Cursor (Göt Theol 107)18041 : Lazarun fra vs Of his erding [vrr. erthing, grave] þe thridd dai He losed him.