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† hething, vbl. n. Obs.
Forms: 3 Orm. hæþinng, 3–4 heþing, 4 -yng, hethinge, ethynge, 3–6 hething, (Sc. 5 heithing, -ding, heyden, -din, hathing).
[a. ON. hǽðing scoffing, mocking, derision, f. hǽða hethe v.]
Scoffing, derision, mockery; scorn, contempt; dishonour.
c1200Ormin 240 Þatt icc ne beo mang wimmannkinn Till hæþinng butenn chilldre. a1300Cursor M. 15881 Þe feluns logh him til hething. c1386Chaucer Reeve's T. 190 Allas, quod Iohn, the day that I was born; Now are we dryve til hethyng and til scorn. c1450Henryson Mor. Fab. 10 At the last shee saide halfe in hathing. c1460Towneley Myst. (Surtees) 236 Both on ernest and on hethyng. a1500Pebles to Play xi, Ane young man stert upon his feit, And he began to lauche For heydin. 1535Stewart Cron. Scot. III. 265 The Scottis men..Bot scorne and hething send to him agane. c1540Pilgr. T. 388 in Thynne Animadv. 88 Abjuryd, and to hething scornyd.
b. An object or cause of scorn or derision.
a1300Cursor M. 15412 Hald yee it na hething. a1340Hampole Psalter xxxvii. 7 Comm., Swa makis he me his hethynge. c1460Towneley Myst. (Surtees) 174 What, dewille, wille he be there? This hold I great hethyng.
Hence † ˈhethingful a., scornful, contemptuous.
c1400Destr. Troy 3953 Bourdfull among buernes, blithe of his wordis, Hethyngfull to hathels, but it harmyt not. |