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Helping, vbl. n. Also: -yng, -in, -yne. [ME. helping (c 1205).].

1. Help, assistance, aid. Freq., in (into) one's helping, to one's help.1375 Barb. i. 492.
Gyff that ȝe will trow to me, … I sall be in ȝour helping 1375 Ib. xvii. 45.
Gif he tuk till his helping, Ane or othir suld wrethit be a1400 Legends of the Saints xxxviii. 622.
He wald in sic place thaim bring, Quhare thai mycht peryse but helping c1420 Wynt. viii. 1808.
Thaire Kyng That ost bad sende in thare helpyng ?1438 Alex. i. 608.
In his sword lyis our belpyne 1499 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 79.
For helping of the pure bedrentis to thair sustentatioun 1513 Doug. viii. v. 60.
At thou may cum heir … In our helpyng for to be our bute1529-30 Master of Works Accounts (ed.) I. 7.
For four pynouris ... for the making of the said tursis in the medow of Pentland and helping of the samyn till Edinburghc1536 Lynd. Compl. Bagsche 84.
I … had hym slane … , War nocht the helping of ane hound a1585 Maitland Maitland Quarto MS xvii. 21.
Gif thow helping at thame crave 1583 Glasgow B. Rec. I. 100.
For helping and support of him to his bed clais

2. a. Curing. b. Amending, improving. c. Mending, repairing.a. a1400 Legends of the Saints xvii. 259.
In hope of helpyne of the stane, That in the neris hym had taneb. 1540 Acts II. 357/1.
It is statute … for augmenting, strenthing, and helping of the act [etc.]c. 1576 Glasgow B. Rec. I. 51.
To pay the compositioun for helpin of the calsay 1613–4 Master of Works Accounts X. 2.
To the glaissoun wricht for helping of the haill place & making the glas clos 1620 Edinb. B. Rec. VI. 211.
That he do no helping of the same [gloves] 1646 Kelso Baillie Ct. 84.
The helping, mending, & repairing of the stane & tymber work, thatch [etc.]