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gynge

“gynge” is a Danish word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. swing

verb

  1. to rock, to swing

Etymology

From older gunge, from an unattested Old Danish *gunga, from Old Norse *gunga (found in the Old Norse proper noun Gungnir). Ablaut of Old Norse ganga, Danish gange, gænge, to the same root as going. Cognate to Swedish gunga.

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