[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

ing \ing\ i^ng, n. as. ing.
   a pasture or meadow; generally one lying low, near a river.
   obs. or prov. eng.
   1913 webster

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

-ing \-ing\
   1. for oe. -and, -end, -ind, as. -ende; akin to goth. -and-,
      l. -ant-, -ent-, gr. ?. a suffix used to from present
      participles; as, singing, playing.
      1913 webster

   2. oe. -ing, as. -ing, -ung. a suffix used to form nouns
      from verbs, and signifying the act of; the result of the
      act; as, riding, dying, feeling. it has also a secondary
      collective force; as, shipping, clothing.
      1913 webster

   note: the old english ending of the present participle and
         verbal noun became confused, both becoming -ing.
         1913 webster

   3. as. -ing. a suffix formerly used to form diminutives;
      as, lording, farthing.
      1913 webster

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