Takynge

Part of speech: verb, noun

Definitions

1. The act of grasping, seizing, or receiving something into one's possession ; a sudden seizure or fit of sickness that strikes a person
2. Seizing or accepting something into one's hands ; an abrupt bout of illness or a fit that comes on without warning
3. A forceful seizing or receiving of an object ; a sudden onset of disease or a seizure that overtakes someone unexpectedly

Etymology: "Takynge" is a Middle English spelling of "taking," from a period when English spelling was not yet standardized, so the same word could appear in many forms. The verb behind it is the surprise: "take" was borrowed from Old Norse "taka" during the centuries of Scandinavian settlement in northern and eastern England, and it gradually displaced the native Old English verb "niman," which faded from everyday use. The ending comes from the Old English suffix "-ing," which turned verbs into nouns naming an action or process. So "taking" originally meant the act of seizing or receiving something. Its plural "takings," meaning money received from sales, is a later extension of that same sense of gathering in what is taken.