rotynge
Middle English
/ˈrɔtinɡ/, /ˈroːtinɡ/
noun
Definitions
- Rotting or decomposition; the situation where something rots.
- The state of being rotten, decayed or decomposed.
- Necrosis or putrefaction; The state of being gangrenous, infected or festering.
- Pussy matter; the results of suppuration.
- (rare) The process of moral corruption.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English rotung affix from Middle English roten (root, rot, rotten).
Origin
Middle English
roten
Gloss
root, rot, rotten
Concept
Semantic Field
Agriculture and vegetation
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
根
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- nonrotting English
- root English
- rooting English
- rot English
- rotten English
- rotting English
- rottingness English
- unrotting English
- rotian Old English
- rotung Old English
- rote Middle English
- roten Middle English
- rotennesse Middle English
- roting Middle English
- rotyng Middle English
- rotyngnesse Middle English
- rotinn Old Norse