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Etymology 1[edit]
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[edit]
ging (plural gings)
- (obsolete) A company; troop; a gang.
- Shakespeare
- There is a knot, a ging, a pack, a conspiracy against me.
- Shakespeare
- (dated) A slingshot
Etymology 2[edit]
From ginger
Noun[edit]
ging (plural gings)
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Dutch[edit]
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ging
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Alternative forms[edit]
- gieng (obsolete)
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
ging
Middle English[edit]
Adjective[edit]
ging
- Alternative form of yong
References[edit]
- “yong (adj.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 18 June 2018.
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