† mirthingn.
Obsolete.
Joy; rejoicing.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > pleasure > joy, gladness, or delight > rejoicing or exultation > [noun]
mirthOE
gladdingc1000
man-dreamOE
gleea1200
joyingc1300
rejoyingc1350
gloryingc1384
joya1400
mirthinga1400
rejoicingc1400
exultationc1425
rejoice1445
joyousitiea1450
solation1483
festivitya1500
rejoicement1523
jubilee1526
joyance1590
insolence1595
exiliency1618
exilience1626
exultancy1632
ovation1649
exultance1650
exulting1744
jubilance1864
jubilancy1894
a1400 Psalter (Vesp.) lxxxviii. 15 in C. Horstmann Yorkshire Writers (1896) II. 222 (MED) Seli folke þate mirthinge kan [L. qui scit iubilationem].
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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