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Old English · proper noun

Ing

Part of speech
proper noun, masculine
Declension
u-stem
IPA
/inɡ/
[iŋɡ]
Syllables
inɡ (1 syllable)
Modern English
inglegend

Meaning

  1. a male given name from legend

    Ing wæs ǣrest · mid Ēastdenum ġesewen seċġum, · oþ hē sīþþan ēast ofer wæġ ġewāt, · wæn after rann; þus Heardingas · þone hæle nemdon. Ing was first among the Eastern Danes seen by men, until he soon afterwards departed over the ways, a wain followed after. Thus bold men named this hero.

    8th or 9th century, Unknown, Anglo-Saxon Rune Poem:

  2. the runic character (/ŋɡ, ŋ/)

    wæs ǣrest mid Ēastdenum gesewen seċġun...

    Ing was at first seen by men Among the East Danes...

    The Old English rune poem

Declension

Declension of Ing
Singular
Nominative Ing
Accusative Ing
Genitive Inga
Dative Inga

All forms (2)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *Inguz

Descendants

ing

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