English

trying

/ˈtɹaɪ.ɪŋ/
Difficult to endure; arduous.

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    Origin

    From try + -ing.

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    Lineage

    • partEnglishtry “To attempt; to endeavour. Followed by infinitive.”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishtrien “to separate out, sift, choose, select, evaluate, try a legal case”
        • derivedAnglo-Normantrier
      • inheritedMiddle Englishtrye
        • derivedOld Frenchtrié
    • partEnglish-ing “As true nouns.”
      • inheritedMiddle English-ynge
        • inheritedOld English-ung
        • inheritedOld English-ende
      • inheritedMiddle English-yng
        • inheritedOld English-ing “belonging to”

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