vbl. sb. [f. JOURNEY v. + -ING1.] The action of the vb. JOURNEY; travelling; † engagement in a battle (obs.).
c. 1330. Arth. & Merl., 3515. No lete thai neuer jornaying, Til thai com to Ban the king.
c. 1475. [see JOURNEY v. 4].
1526. Tindale, 2 Cor. xi. 26. In iorneyinge [1611 -ings] often.
1611. Bible, Num. x. 28. Thus were the iourneyings of the children of Israel, according to their armies, when they set forward.
1780. Cowper, Lett., to J. Hill, Wks. 1837, XV. 61. A time of year when journeying is not very agreeable.
attrib. 1890. ‘R. Boldrewood,’ Col. Reformer (1891), 70. A good journeying pace.
