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earring
English
Etymology
From Middle English erering, from Old English ?arhring (“ear-ring”), equivalent to ear +? ring. Cognate with West Frisian earring (“earring”), Dutch oorring (“earring”), German Ohrring (“earring”), Swedish örring (“earring”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?????/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??????/
- Rhymes: -?????
- Hyphenation: ear?ring
Noun
earring (plural earrings)
- A piece of jewelry worn on the ear.
Translations
See also
- earing
Anagrams
- Garnier, Granier, angrier, grainer, rangier, rearing
West Frisian
Etymology
From ear +? ring.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /????r??/
Noun
earring c (plural earringen, diminutive earrinkje)
- earring
Further reading
- “earring”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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erring
English
Etymology 1
From the verb err.
Verb
erring
- present participle of err
Noun
erring (plural errings)
- The act of one who errs; sin.
- 1837, Matthew Hole, John Allen Giles, Practical discourses on the liturgy of the Church of England, page 116:
- […] these errings and strayings are here, according to the language of Scripture, compared to those of sheep, and lost sheep.
- 1837, Matthew Hole, John Allen Giles, Practical discourses on the liturgy of the Church of England, page 116:
Etymology 2
From the verb er.
Verb
erring
- present participle of er
Anagrams
- Griner, Ringer, gerrin', girner, ringer
German
Pronunciation
Verb
erring
- singular imperative of erringen
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