gingivere

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

  • From Old English gingifer and Old French gingembre, from Medieval Latin gingiber, from Latin zingiberi, from Ancient Greek ζιγγίβερις (zingíberis), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭 (siṃgivera), from Sanskrit शृङ्गवेर (śṛṅgavera). [1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒind͡ʒivər(ə)/, /ˈd͡ʒind͡ʒ(ə)vər(ə)/, /ˈd͡ʒind͡ʒər(ə)/[2]

    Noun

    gingivere (uncountable)

    1. ginger (Zingiber officinale or its root, often used as a spice)
    2. A kind of sauce made with ginger.

    Descendants

    • English: ginger
      • → Greek: τζίντζερ (tzíntzer)
      • → Japanese: ジンジャー (jinjā)
      • → Maltese: ġinġer
      • → Manx: jinshar
      • → Welsh: sinsir
      • → Zulu: újínja
    • Scots: ginger, ginge
    • → Irish: sinséar
    • → Scottish Gaelic: dinnsear
    • → Manx: jinshar
    • → Welsh: sinsir

    References

    1. ^ “ǧinǧivere, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 28 July 2018.
    2. ^ Zettersten, Arne (1965), Studies in the dialect and vocabulary of the Ancrene Riwle (Lund Studies in English; 34)‎[1], Lund: C. W. K. Gleerup, →OCLC, page 114: “The following forms certainly had a short vowel […] gingiure”.
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