Menapian nouns: jyng

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Pronunciation

  • IPA: /jɪŋ(g)/
jyng

Etymology 1

From the Middle Menapian verbal noun form of jynguidh: jyng — which replaced its earlier verbal noun form, Old Menapian hlaw, hlau — from Primitive Menapian lingɨd ("to jump"), from Proto-Celtic ɸlengeti ("to jump"). Cognate with Irish ling ("to jump; to leap") and léim ("jump"), and Scottish Gaelic leum ("jump"). Borrowed by Dutch as jyng ("festival") and German as Jyng.

Definition

Noun

jyng (plural jynge)

  1. a festival; a cultural celebration.
  2. a large social gathering.

Etymology 2

From Middle Menapian jyng, from Old Menapian jinguidh, from Primitive Menapian lingɨd ("to jump"), from Proto-Celtic ɸlengeti ("to jump"). Cognate with Irish ling ("to wound; to stab; to sting; to hurt") and léim ("jump"), and Scottish Gaelic leum ("jump").

Definition

Verb

jyng (preterite joel, imperfect jyngoe, future jyol)

  1. to happen.
  2. to befall.

Conjugation