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)

ginger (Zingiber officinale or its root, often used as a spice)
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.

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