Category:Tidings

Ti"dings, n. pl. Etym: [oe. tidinge, ti, tidinde, from or influenced By icel. ti; akin to dan. tidende, sw. tidning, g. zeung, as. tidan To happen, e. betide, tide. See tide, v. i. & n.]

Defn: account of what has taken place, and was not before known; News. I shall make my master glad with these tidings. Shak. Full well the busy whisper, circling round, conveyed the dismal Tidings when he frowned. Goldsmith.

Note: although tidings is plural in form, it has been used also as a Singular. By shakespeare it was used indiscriminately as a singular Or plural. Now near the tidings of our comfort is. Shak. Tidings to the contrary are brought your eyes. Shak.

Syn. -- news; advice; information; intelligence. -- tidings, news. The term news denotes recent intelligence from any Quarter; the term tidings denotes intelligence expected from a Particular quarter, showing what has there betided. We may be Indifferent as to news, but are always more or less interested in Tidings. We read the news daily; we wait for tidings respecting an Absent friend or an impending battle. We may be curious to hear the News; we are always anxious for tidings. Evil news rides post, while good news baits. Milton. What tidings dost thou bring addison.