† ossingn.

Forms: see oss v. and -ing suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: oss v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < oss v. + -ing suffix¹.

Obsolete.

1. A presaging; a prophecy.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > premonition, presentiment > [noun]

ossingc1450

anticipation1549

presagement1586

post-monition1938

c1450 (?a1400) Wars Alexander (Ashm.) 732 (MED) Haue a gud eȝe Les on þine ane here-efterward þine ossyngis liȝt.

c1450 (?a1400) Wars Alexander (Ashm.) 868 (MED) For it awe him noȝt sa openly slike ossing to make.

1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. 202 This the Gaules supposing to be a fortunate ossing of their successe.

2. The action of offering. Only recorded in proverb ossing comes to bossing [compare bussing n.¹] : offering comes to kissing.

ΚΠ

c1450 MS Douce 52 in Festschrift zum XII. Neuphilologentage (1906) 55 (MED) Ossyng comys to bossyng.

c1450 in Bull. John Rylands Libr. (1930) 14 104 (MED) Ossynge comes to bossinge; Vulgus opinatur quod postmodum verificatur; Que predixerunt plures operata fuerunt.

1670 J. Ray Coll. Eng. Prov. 52 Ossing comes to bossing. Chesh...Ossing, i.e. offering or aiming to do. The meaning is the same, with Courting and woing brings dallying and doing.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	ossing
释义	† ossingn. Forms: see oss v. and -ing suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: oss v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < oss v. + -ing suffix¹. Obsolete. 1. A presaging; a prophecy. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > premonition, presentiment > [noun] ossingc1450 anticipation1549 presagement1586 post-monition1938 c1450 (?a1400) Wars Alexander (Ashm.) 732 (MED) Haue a gud eȝe Les on þine ane here-efterward þine ossyngis liȝt. c1450 (?a1400) Wars Alexander (Ashm.) 868 (MED) For it awe him noȝt sa openly slike ossing to make. 1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. 202 This the Gaules supposing to be a fortunate ossing of their successe. 2. The action of offering. Only recorded in proverb ossing comes to bossing [compare bussing n.¹] : offering comes to kissing. ΚΠ c1450 MS Douce 52 in Festschrift zum XII. Neuphilologentage (1906) 55 (MED) Ossyng comys to bossyng. c1450 in Bull. John Rylands Libr. (1930) 14 104 (MED) Ossynge comes to bossinge; Vulgus opinatur quod postmodum verificatur; Que predixerunt plures operata fuerunt. 1670 J. Ray Coll. Eng. Prov. 52 Ossing comes to bossing. Chesh...Ossing, i.e. offering or aiming to do. The meaning is the same, with Courting and woing brings dallying and doing. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.c1450
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