Old English · noun

gangere

Part of speech: noun, masculine
Declension: strong ja-stem
IPA: /ˈɡɑn.ɡe.re/
[ˈɡɑŋ.ɡe.re]
Syllables: ˈɡɑn · ɡe · re (3 syllables)
Modern English: ganger footman goer walker

Meaning

a ganger (goer, walker); footman

Declension

Declension of gangere
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	gangere	gangeras
Accusative	gangere	gangeras
Genitive	gangeres	gangera
Dative	gangere	gangerum

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gangārī, from Proto-Germanic *gangārijaz (compare Proto-Germanic *gangilaz (“goer, walker”)), equivalent to gang + -ere. Cognate with Old Frisian gunger, Middle Low German genger, Old High German gangāri. Compare also Old Norse gangari, gangvari (“horse”).

Descendants

ganger

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