ginge

Shortening.

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɪnd͡ʒ/

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• Rhymes: -ɪndʒ

ginge (comparative more ginge, superlative most ginge)

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

ginge (plural ginges)

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

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ginge

1. (archaic) singular past subjunctive of gaan

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ginge

1. first/third-person singular preterite subjunctive of gehen

ginge

1. Alternative form of yong

ginge

1. (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, Nils Holgerssons underbara resa, chapter 26

     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.