genge

Middle English

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old English genge (“band”), from Proto-Germanic *gangiją, possibly through Old Norse gengi.

Alternative forms

• geng, ging, gyng, gynge

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɛnɡ(ə)/, /ˈɡeːnɡ(ə)/, /ˈɡinɡ(ə)/

Noun

genge (poetic)

1. A group or crowd of people.
   1. A host or band (of armed men)
   2. A retinue; one's attendants.
2. (biblical) The pagan nations; the Gentiles.

Descendants

• English: ging (obsolete)
• Middle Scots: ging

References

• “ging(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old English genġe (“current”), from Proto-West Germanic *gangī, from Proto-Germanic *gangiz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɛnd͡ʒ(ə)/, /ˈɡeːnd͡ʒ(ə)/

Noun

genge

1. (Early Middle English, poetic, rare) prevailing, thriving

References

• “genǧe, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Old English

Etymology 1

Probably borrowed from Old Norse gengi (“help”), from Proto-Germanic *gangiją. Cognate with Old English genġe (“gang, flock, company”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡen.ɡe/, [ˈɡeŋ.ɡe]

Noun

genge n

1. A host or band (of armed men)

Declension

Strong ja-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	genge	gengu
accusative	genge	gengu
genitive	genges	genga
dative	genge	gengum

Descendants

• Middle English: genge, geng, ging, gyng, gynge
  • English: ging (obsolete)
  • Middle Scots: ging

References

• Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “genge”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *gangijā, from *gangan (“to go; to defecate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡen.je/, [ˈɡen.d͡ʒe]

Noun

genġe f

1. A passage; drain; toilet.
2. An outhouse; a building used as a lavatory.

Declension

Weak n-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	genġe	genġan
accusative	genġan	genġan
genitive	genġan	genġena
dative	genġan	genġum

References

• Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “genge”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Etymology 3

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *gangī, from Proto-Germanic *gangiz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡen.je/, [ˈɡen.d͡ʒe]

Adjective

genġe

1. current, going, valid

Declension

Declension of genġe — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	genġe	genġu, genġo	genġe
Accusative	genġne	genġe	genġe
Genitive	genġes	genġre	genġes
Dative	genġum	genġre	genġum
Instrumental	genġe	genġre	genġe
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	genġe	genġa, genġe	genġu, genġo
Accusative	genġe	genġa, genġe	genġu, genġo
Genitive	genġra	genġra	genġra
Dative	genġum	genġum	genġum
Instrumental	genġum	genġum	genġum

Declension of genġe — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	genġa	genġe	genġe
Accusative	genġan	genġan	genġe
Genitive	genġan	genġan	genġan
Dative	genġan	genġan	genġan
Instrumental	genġan	genġan	genġan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	genġan	genġan	genġan
Accusative	genġan	genġan	genġan
Genitive	genġra, genġena	genġra, genġena	genġra, genġena
Dative	genġum	genġum	genġum
Instrumental	genġum	genġum	genġum

Descendants

• Middle English: genge (early)

References

• Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “genge”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

genge class V (plural magenge class VI)

1. cliff, chasm
2. kiosk, stall
3. gang, clique