Fartynge

Part of speech: verb, noun

Definitions

1. Expelling gas from the bowels through the anus, a term recorded in Middle English texts
2. The bodily act of releasing built-up intestinal wind through the rear passage, as found in medieval English writing
3. Passing wind from the digestive tract out through the anus, an archaic form used in Middle English

Etymology: "Fartynge" is a Middle English form of the verb "farten," meaning to break wind, with the "-ing" ending that marks a participle or verbal noun. The verb descends from Old English "feortan," which has close relatives in German "furzen" and Dutch "verzen," all tracing back to a shared Germanic ancestor. The form itself is no longer in use. Modern English keeps the verb "fart" and the "-ing" ending as "farting," but the Middle English spelling with a "y" has dropped out of the language.