Middle English Dictionary Entry
tī̆tilling ger.
Entry Info
| Forms | tī̆tilling ger. Also titeling, titling. |
| Etymology | From tī̆tillen v. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
The act of whispering or tattling; also, talk, speech, ?harangue [1st quot.].
Associated quotations
- a1450 SLeg.Suppl.Bod.(Bod 779)339/169 : He seyþ þat þer nys no god but on þat is I-cleped Jhesu, & ȝif þis titlyng come al to þe emperour, noman ne may don him non help.
- a1500 Lavynham Treat.7 Dead.Sins (Trin-C B.14.19)15/25 : By tytelyng of talys [Hrl 211: Sowyng of discord is whan a man goth & maketh hem at þe debat þt haue be felawis or frendis be tellyng of talys for pryuy enuye & enmyte to some of þe partyes].