gingivere

Middle English

Alternative forms

• gingere, gingivre, gingyver, gynger, gyngere, gyngever, gyngiver, gyngyver, gyngyvyr

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒind͡ʒivər(ə)/, /ˈd͡ʒind͡ʒ(ə)vər(ə)/, /ˈd͡ʒind͡ʒər(ə)/

Noun

gingivere (uncountable)

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

Related terms

• gyngebred

Descendants

• English: ginger
• Scots: ginger, ginge
• → Irish: sinséar
• → Scottish Gaelic: dinnsear
• → Manx: jinshar
• → Welsh: sinsir

References

• “ǧinǧivere, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-28.