tiding noun. ['tʌɪdɪŋ] Now chiefly literary.
[Late Old English tīdung, as if from Old English tīdan TIDE verb¹ + -ING¹, but prob. from Old Norse tíðendi, -indi (news of) events or occurrences, from tíðr occurring.]
1. The announcement of an event etc., a piece of news, (arch.). Now usu. in pl. (treated as pl. or (arch.) sing.), news, reports, information. LOE.
■ J. Galt The glad tidings of salvation were first heard there.
■ Saki Messengers bearing tidings of misfortune and defeat.

2. A thing that happens; an event, an incident, an occurrence. Now rare. ME.
b. An indication, a sign. rare. Only in ME.

► Sense 2 prob. the original.

■ tidingless adjective (rare) without tidings E19.

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