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English
Etymology
Shortening.
Pronunciation
Adjective
ginge (comparative more ginge, superlative most ginge)
- (slang, derogatory) ginger, red-haired
Noun
ginge (plural ginges)
- (slang, derogatory) A red-haired person.
Anagrams
Dutch
Verb
ginge
- (dated or formal) singular past subjunctive of gaan
German
Pronunciation
Verb
ginge
- first/third-person singular preterite subjunctive of gehen
Middle English
Adjective
ginge
- Alternative form of yong
Swedish
Verb
ginge
- (dated) past subjunctive of gå
- 1669-1670, Lasse Lucidor, Skulle jag sörja, då vore jag tokot
Skulle jag sörja, då wore Jag tokot,
fast än thet ginge mig aldrig så slätt […]- Were I to mourn, I'd be mad,
although it never would go so smoothly for me
1907, Selma Lagerlöf, chapter 26, in Nils Holgerssons underbara resa:En mängd forsar och fall finns där nog, så att det ginge an att bygga hur många kvarnar som helst- There are probably enough rapids and falls there, that it'd be possible to build as many mills as one might want.
- 1917 translation, the Bible, 1 Corinthians, 11:31
Om vi ginge till doms med oss själva, så bleve vi icke dömda.- For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.