ing
see also: Ing
Pronunciation Etymology 1
Ing
Proper noun
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see also: Ing
Pronunciation Etymology 1
From Middle English ing, ynge, enge, from Old English ing, *eng ("a meadow; ing"), from Proto-Germanic *angijō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énkos, from *h₂enk- ("to bend; curve; bow").
Nouning (plural ings)
- (now, only in dialects) A meadow, especially a low meadow near a river; water meadow.
- Ings, glens, and fens of the Highlands.
- 1773, Journals of the House of Commons:
- Bill for dividing and inclosing certain open common fields, ings, common pastures, and other commonable lands.
- 1804, Marshall (William), On the Landed Property of England, possibly quoting an earlier work:
- [There] lay an extent of meadow grounds, in ings, to afford a supply of hay.
From Pitman em and en, which it is related to phonetically and graphically, and the sound it represents.
Nouning (plural ings)
- The letter for the ng sound /ŋ/ in Pitman shorthand.
- eng, the name of the IPA letter for this sound
Ing
Proper noun
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