gynge

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Danish

En pige gynger på en gynge (A girl rocks on a swing)

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish gunga.

Noun

gynge c (singular definite gyngen, plural indefinite gynger)

  1. swing

Inflection

Verb

gynge (imperative gyng, infinitive at gynge, present tense gynger, past tense gyngede, perfect tense har gynget)

  1. to rock, to swing

Conjugation

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Middle English

Noun

gynge

  1. Alternative form of genge (band)

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

gynge f or m (definite singular gynga or gyngen, indefinite plural gynger, definite plural gyngene)

  1. a swing (suspended seat on which one can swing back and forth)

Synonyms

Verb

gynge (imperative gyng, present tense gynger, passive gynges, simple past and past participle gynga or gynget, present participle gyngende)

  1. to rock (move back and forth)
  2. to swing, sway

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Same root as the verb gynga. Compare Danish gynge and Swedish gunga.

Noun

gynge f (definite singular gynga, indefinite plural gynger, definite plural gyngene)

  1. a swing (suspended seat on which one can swing back and forth)

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