See also: engi-

Äiwoo

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Verb

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engi

  1. to cry

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Icelandic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse eng.

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Noun

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engi n (genitive singular engis, nominative plural engi)

  1. meadow (field or pasture)

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    Declension of engi
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative engi engið engi engin
accusative engi engið engi engin
dative engi enginu engjum engjunum
genitive engis engisins engja engjanna

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Japanese

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Romanization

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engi

  1. Rōmaji transcription of えんぎ

Mimi of Decorse

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Etymology

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The term is superficially similar to Maba(n) *anǯi, but Starostin notes that "the attested isogloss is between Mimi-D and Maba, as opposed to Mimi-D and Maban in general", so it might be a loan; similar terms are used for "rain" in a number of other nearby languages.

Noun

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engi

  1. water

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  • George Starostin, On Mimi

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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engi f

  1. (non-standard since 2012) definite singular of eng

Old High German

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-West Germanic *angī, whence also Old English enge, Old Norse ǫngr.

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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engi

  1. narrow
Derived terms
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  • engī
Descendants
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  • Middle High German: enge

Etymology 2

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From the adjective engi: engi +‎ .

Pronunciation

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Noun

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engī f

  1. narrowness
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Descendants
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  • Middle High German: enge

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  • Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer

Old Norse

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From einn (one) +‎ -gi (not), literally not one. Compare Old Norse ekki.

Pronoun

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engi (neuter ekki)

  1. none, no one, nothing

Determiner

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engi (neuter ekki)

  1. no, not any
  2. (after negative or comparative) any
    aldri fyrr fekk hann þvílíkan sigr í engri herferð
    he had never before had such a victory in any campaign
    þessir dvergar kunnu betr smíða af járni en engir aðrir
    these dwarves could smith from iron better than anyone else

Usage notes

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Note the function after a negative or a comparative. This ties in with Old Norse use of double negatives.

Declension

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asn=ekki
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Descendants

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References

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  • engi”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Old Saxon

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *angī, whence also Old High German engi, Old English enge, Old Norse ǫngr.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɛn.ɣi/, [ˈeŋ.ɡi]

Adjective

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engi

  1. narrow

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Descendants

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  • Middle Low German: enge
    • German Low German: eng