"ging" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ging.wav [Southern-England] Forms: gings [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪŋ Etymology: From Middle English gyng, gynge, genge, from Old English genge (“a troop, privy, company, retinue”), from Old Norse gengi, 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|gyng}} Middle English gyng, {{m|enm|gynge}} gynge, {{m|enm|genge}} genge, {{inh|en|ang|genge||a troop, privy, company, retinue}} Old English genge (“a troop, privy, company, retinue”), {{der|en|non|gengi}} Old Norse gengi, {{der|en|gem-pro|*gangiją||pace, walk}} Proto-Germanic *gangiją (“pace, walk”), {{cog|gml|gink||a going, turn, way}} Middle Low German gink (“a going, turn, way”), {{cog|non|gengi||accompaniment, entourage, help}} Old Norse gengi (“accompaniment, entourage, help”), {{cog|is|gengi||rate}} Icelandic gengi (“rate”), {{cog|ang|gengan||to go}} Old English gengan (“to go”), {{cog|gem-pro|*gangijaną||to go}} Proto-Germanic *gangijaną (“to go”), {{l|en|gang}} gang Head templates: {{en-noun}} ging (plural gings)
  1. (obsolete) A company; troop; a gang. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-ging-en-noun-mtKAs3A5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 42 40
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: gings [plural]
Etymology: Perhaps onomatopoeic. Head templates: {{en-noun}} ging (plural gings)
  1. (Australia) A ‘shanghai’, or handheld catapult. Tags: Australia
    Sense id: en-ging-en-noun-k70pSWsN Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 42 40
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /d͡ʒɪnd͡ʒ/ Forms: gings [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪndʒ Etymology: From ginger. Etymology templates: {{m|en|ginger}} ginger Head templates: {{en-noun}} ging (plural gings)
  1. (informal) A redhead, a ginger-haired person Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-ging-en-noun-8jQC8LWb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 42 40
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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