English

Noun

yedding ‎(plural yeddings)

1. (obsolete) A song, especially the song of a minstrel.
2. (obsolete or historical) A popular tale or romance, or a song embodying a popular tale or romance.
   • 2013, Marcelle Theibaux, The Writings of Medieval Women, 2nd Edition: An Anthology:

     By the fifteenth century a yedding is glossed as a romance.

Etymology 2

From yed.

Verb

yedding

1. present participle of yed

Etymology 3

From Middle English eorþing ‎(“burial, digging”), from eorþien ‎(“to bury, dig”), from eorþe ‎(“earth”), equivalent to earth +‎ -ing. Possibly influenced by Middle English earding ‎(“habitation, dwelling”), from eard ‎(“dwelling, habitation”), from Old English eard ‎(“native soil, native land, native country, country, province, region, place of residence, dwelling, home, dwelling place, estate, cultivated ground”). More at earth.

Alternative forms

• yerding, earding

Noun

yedding ‎(plural yeddings)

1. (Britain dialectal) A burrow; a mole or rabbit hole.