Middle English Dictionary Entry
tē̆ding n.
Entry Info
| Forms | tē̆ding n. |
| Etymology | From tē̆t(e n.; cp. OE tȳdran, teddrigan & ME tī̆dren v. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Suckling, nursing; don from ~, to wean (sb.).
Associated quotations
- a1325(c1250) Gen.& Ex.(Corp-C 444)1208 : Ðre ger woren ysaac on, Quane he was fro teding don; Michel gestninge made abraham, Quane he ðat sune to borde nam.