ging

See also: Ging

English

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.

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.