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lloydmeta ("Lloyd") wrote:

“Good tidings we bring…” 🎶

What in earth is “tidings”?

It means “news” and AFAICT “tiding” is related to “tide” which used to mean “time” and is cognate to German (die) Zeit (time) ➡️ (die) Zeitung ((news)paper)

#MerryChristmas #etymology