gynge

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Danish

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En pige gynger på en gynge (A girl rocks on a swing)

Etymology

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Borrowed from Swedish gunga.

Noun

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gynge c (singular definite gyngen, plural indefinite gynger)

  1. swing

Inflection

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Verb

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gynge (imperative gyng, infinitive at gynge, present tense gynger, past tense gyngede, perfect tense har gynget)

  1. to rock, to swing

Conjugation

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Middle English

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Noun

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gynge

  1. Alternative form of genge (band)

Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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gynge f or m (definite singular gynga or gyngen, indefinite plural gynger, definite plural gyngene)

  1. a swing (suspended seat on which one can swing back and forth)

Synonyms

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Verb

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gynge (imperative gyng, present tense gynger, passive gynges, simple past and past participle gynga or gynget, present participle gyngende)

  1. to rock (move back and forth)
  2. to swing, sway

Derived terms

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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Same root as the verb gynga. Compare Danish gynge and Swedish gunga.

Noun

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gynge f (definite singular gynga, indefinite plural gynger, definite plural gyngene)

  1. a swing (suspended seat on which one can swing back and forth)

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