renig

See also: re-nig

English

Etymology

Originally a misspelling of renege

Verb

renig (third-person singular simple present renigs, present participle renigging, simple past and past participle renigged)

  1. (US, colloquial, dated) To renege.
    • 1897, Munsey's Magazine, volume 16, page 559:
      My partner held the winning trick, and when the last card was on the board the score stood four to four. […] [T]he next gentleman will kindly follow suit — there is no renigging in this game — and the gentleman on my right will do the same.
    • 1900, William Hardcastle Browne, Odd Derivations of Words, Phrases, Slang, Synonyms and Proverbs:
      […] cutting, shuffling, playing, revoking, discarding, renigging.
    • 1916, Phi Alpha Gamma Quarterly, volume 15, number 2, page 41:
      […] but so far the girls have at the fatal moment renigged.

References
  • OED 2nd edition 1989

Anagrams

Old English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈreː.nij/

Adjective

rēniġ

  1. Alternative form of reġniġ

Declension
Declension of rēniġ — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative rēniġ rēniġu, rēnġu, rēniġo, rēnġo rēniġ
Accusative rēniġne rēniġe, rēnġe rēniġ
Genitive rēniġes, rēnġes rēniġre rēniġes, rēnġes
Dative rēniġum, rēnġum rēniġre rēniġum, rēnġum
Instrumental rēniġe, rēnġe rēniġre rēniġe, rēnġe
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative rēniġe, rēnġe rēniġa, rēnġa, rēniġe, rēnġe rēniġu, rēnġu, rēniġo, rēnġo
Accusative rēniġe, rēnġe rēniġa, rēnġa, rēniġe, rēnġe rēniġu, rēnġu, rēniġo, rēnġo
Genitive rēniġra rēniġra rēniġra
Dative rēniġum, rēnġum rēniġum, rēnġum rēniġum, rēnġum
Instrumental rēniġum, rēnġum rēniġum, rēnġum rēniġum, rēnġum
Declension of rēniġ — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative rēniġa, rēnġa rēniġe, rēnġe rēniġe, rēnġe
Accusative rēniġan, rēnġan rēniġan, rēnġan rēniġe, rēnġe
Genitive rēniġan, rēnġan rēniġan, rēnġan rēniġan, rēnġan
Dative rēniġan, rēnġan rēniġan, rēnġan rēniġan, rēnġan
Instrumental rēniġan, rēnġan rēniġan, rēnġan rēniġan, rēnġan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative rēniġan, rēnġan rēniġan, rēnġan rēniġan, rēnġan
Accusative rēniġan, rēnġan rēniġan, rēnġan rēniġan, rēnġan
Genitive rēniġra, rēniġena, rēnġena rēniġra, rēniġena, rēnġena rēniġra, rēniġena, rēnġena
Dative rēniġum, rēnġum rēniġum, rēnġum rēniġum, rēnġum
Instrumental rēniġum, rēnġum rēniġum, rēnġum rēniġum, rēnġum
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