Clymbyng

Part of speech: verb, noun, adjective

Definitions

1. Ascending a slope, wall, tree or other height by gripping and pulling oneself upward with hands and feet
2. Moving steadily upward over a surface or rising to a higher place through active effort and exertion
3. Going up to a greater height by hauling oneself along or over obstacles, as in scaling a rocky face

Etymology: "Clymbyng" is a Middle English spelling of "climbing," the present participle of "climb," used for an action in progress. Medieval scribes spelled words without a fixed standard, so the "y" and the "mb" cluster appear here in forms that modern spelling has regularized. The verb descends from Old English "climban," which is related to Dutch and German "klimmen," meaning to climb. The "b" in that older form was pronounced, and it fell silent in later English, though the spelling kept it.