tidings
noun /ˈtaɪdɪŋz/
/ˈtaɪdɪŋz/
[plural] (old-fashioned or humorous)- news
- I am the bearer of good tidings.
- He brought glad tidings.
- Even worse tidings were to follow.
Word Originlate Old English tīdung ‘announcement, piece of news’, probably from Old Norse títhindi ‘news of events’, from títhr ‘occurring’.