Word origins - 2ed. J. Ayto. 2005.
Tidings — Ti dings, n. pl. [OE. tidinge, ti?inge, tidinde, from or influenced by Icel. t[=i]?indi; akin to Dan. tidende, Sw. tidning, G. zeung, AS. t[=i]dan to happen, E. betide, tide. See {Tide}, v. i. & n.] Account of what has taken place, and was not… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tidings — (n.) announcement of an event, 1069, from O.E. tidung event, occurrence, piece of news, perhaps in part a verbal noun from O.E. tidan to happen, in part from O.N. tiðendi (pl.) events, news, from tiðr (adj.) occurring, from PIE *di ti (see TIDE… … Etymology dictionary
tidings — index intelligence (news), report (detailed account), story (narrative) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
tidings — *news, intelligence, advice … New Dictionary of Synonyms
tidings — [n] greetings, news advice, bulletin, communication, dirt, information, intelligence, message, report, word; concept 274 … New thesaurus
tidings — ► PLURAL NOUN literary ▪ news; information. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
tidings — [tī′diŋz] pl.n. [ME, pl. of tidinge < OE tidung (< tidan: see TIDE2); akin to Ger zeitung, newspaper] news; information … English World dictionary
tidings — n. 1) to bear, bring tidings 2) to receive tidings 3) glad; sad tidings * * * [ taɪdɪŋz] bring tidings sad tidings glad to bear to receive tidings … Combinatory dictionary
Tidings — Infobox Album | Name = Tidings Type = Album Artist = Allison Crowe Released = November 11, 2003 Recorded = 2003/4 Genre = Rock Length = 51:17 Label = Rubenesque Records Ltd. Producer = Larry Anschell Reviews = * The Toronto Sun rating|4|4… … Wikipedia
tidings — [[t]ta͟ɪdɪŋz[/t]] N PLURAL: usu adj N, oft N of n You can use tidings to refer to news that someone tells you. [FORMAL, OLD FASHIONED] He hated always to be the bearer of bad tidings... I dare to hope that your heart will be touched by the… … English dictionary
tidings — /tuy dingz/, n. (sometimes used with a sing. v.) news, information, or intelligence: sad tidings. [bef. 1100; ME; OE tidung; c. D tijding, G Zeitung news; akin to ON tithindi. See TIDE2, ING1] * * * … Universalium
