sermoning

Etymology 1
From ; equivalent to.

Noun

 * 1)  The act of discoursing; instruction; preaching.

Noun

 * 1) * late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Knight's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 3090-3092:
 * "enm"
 * "enm"

- Than seyde he thus to Palamon ful right; ‘I trowe ther nedeth litel sermoning To make yow assente to this thing.’