ging

See also: Ging

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɪŋ/

Etymology 1

From Middle English gyng, gynge, genge, from Old English genge (“a troop, privy, company, retinue”), from Proto-Germanic *gangiją (“pace, walk”). Cognate with Middle Low German gink (“a going, turn, way”), Old Norse gengi (“accompaniment, entourage, help”), Icelandic gengi (“rate”). Related to Old English gengan (“to go”), from Proto-Germanic *gangijaną (“to go”). More at gang.

Noun

ging (plural gings)

1. (obsolete) A company; troop; a gang.
   • Shakespeare

     There is a knot, a ging, a pack, a conspiracy against me.

2. (dated) A slingshot

Etymology 2

From ginger

Noun

ging (plural gings)

1. (informal) A redhead, a ginger-haired person

Anagrams

• GIGN

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Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɪŋ

Verb

ging

1. singular past indicative of gaan

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German

Alternative forms

• gieng (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɪŋ/

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Verb

ging

1. First-person singular preterite of gehen.
2. Third-person singular preterite of gehen.

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Middle English

Adjective

ging

1. Alternative form of yong

References

• “yong (adj.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 18 June 2018.