ing
English meaning: Ing
Definition
A meadow, especially a low meadow near a river; water meadow.
Example
“Ings, glens, and fens of the Highlands.”
Another example: “The cattle grazed on the damp ing beside the slow-moving river.”
Usage — When, Where & How
Rare and dialectal/literary; a noun for a low-lying meadow near a river, surviving mainly in English place names (e.g. place names ending in '-ing'). Not used in everyday modern English.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Old Norse 'eng' (meadow), entering northern English dialects during the Viking settlement; survives chiefly in place names.
Related Words
Common Collocations
- river ing
- low ing
- wet ing
- grassy ing
- an ing meadow
Word Forms
ing (n); ings (pl)
Word Tools
Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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Language information
- Language
- English
- English
- Script
- Latin
- Family
- Indo-European
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