ginge

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English

Etymology

Shortening.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dʒɪndʒ/
  • Audio (AU):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪndʒ

Adjective

ginge (comparative more ginge, superlative most ginge)

  1. (slang, derogatory) ginger, red-haired

Noun

ginge (plural ginges)

  1. (slang, derogatory) A red-haired person.

Anagrams


Dutch

Verb

ginge

  1. (deprecated template usage) (archaic) singular past subjunctive of gaan

German

Pronunciation

Verb

ginge

  1. first-person singular past subjunctive of gehen
  2. third-person singular past subjunctive of gehen

Middle English

Adjective

ginge

  1. Alternative form of yong

References


Swedish

Verb

ginge

  1. (dated) past tense Template:sv-verb-form-subjunctive
    Skulle jag sörja, då vore jag tokot, fastän det ginge mig aldrig så slätt. -- poet Lasse Lucidor (1638-1674)
    En mängd forsar och fall finns där nog, så att det ginge an att bygga hur många kvarnar som helst -- Selma Lagerlöf, Nils Holgerssons underbara resa (1907), chapter 26
    Om vi ginge till doms med oss själva, så bleve vi icke dömda. -- Bible (1917 translation), 1. Kor 11:31
    hon talar till oss som om vi ginge i klass 3 eller 4, högst.