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▪ I. † ˈmeeding, vbl. n. Obs.
[f. meed v. + -ing1.]
1. The action of the vb. meed; rewarding.
c1380Wyclif Sel. Wks. III. 7 For he [sc. Christ] failiþ no tyme, here in helpinge, ne in hevene of meedynge.
2. In phr. to meeding: as a reward.
a1300Siriz 271 Have her twenti shiling, This ich ȝeve the to meding, To buggen the sep and swin. 13..K. Alis. 5533 The lettre was onon y-write. Kyng Alisaunder it underfynge, And golde and silver to medyng.
▪ II. † ˈmeeding, ppl. a. Obs.
[? f. *meede v., ad. L. medērī to heal + -ing2.]
? Healing.
1599T. M[oufet] Silkwormes 31 With their friendly hands and meeding art To hasten that which ready was to part. |