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Middle English
Etymology
From riden + -ing.
Pronunciation
Noun
rydyng (plural rydynges)
- Riding; travel by horse:
- late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Cook's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 4377-4378:
For whan ther any ryding was in Chepe,
Out of the shoppe thider wolde he lepe.- For when there was any procession in Cheapside,
Out of the shop thither would he leap.
- Ceremonial riding at an event.
- (Late Middle English) An equestrian activity.
- Participation in fighting or conflict, especially on a mount.
- (Late Middle English) Looting; raiding.
- (Late Middle English) Journeying; making a trip.
- (rare) A road or path.
- (rare) Touching; contiguosity.
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