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 (siṅgabera), 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.