▪ I. ming, n.1 dial.
(mɪŋ)
[f. ming, meng v.]
a. A mixture. b. (See quot. 1856.)
| 1823 Caledonian Merc. 4 Dec. (Jam.), Various sorts of mixtures, in none of which tar is an ingredient. These mings do not clot the fleece as tar does. 1856 P. Thompson Hist. Boston 715 Land of different proprietors lying mixed, is said to be lying in ming. 1866 J. E. Brogden Prov. Words Lincs. |
▪ II. † ming, v. Obs.
Forms: 1 myng-, mynegian, menegian, 2–3 munegen, -eȝen, 3 minegen, -eȝen, -iȝen, moneȝen, muniȝen, 5 miniye, mynye, munye, 4–7 minge(n, 4–6 mynge(n, 4–5 menge(n, 4 meneȝe(n, menewe, monewe, munge(n, mynewe, 6– ming.
[OE. (ᵹe)mynegian, myngian wk. vb.:—WGer. *munigôjan (cf. OHG. bi-munigôn), f. OTeut. *muni- (OE. myne: see min n.1).]
1. trans. To put in mind, remind (a person); to admonish. Const. of (in OE. genit. case), on, to with inf.; also with dependent clause.
| a 1023 Wulfstan Hom. (1883) 210/9 Drihten..us þonne myngað þæs sunnandæᵹes weorces. c 1175 Lamb. Hom. 147 Þet luueð world wunne he muneȝed. c 1290 S. Eng. Leg. I. 413/368 Seint Iohan him [i.e. the Bishop] chargede of is warde; and muneguede him wel ofte þat he him wuste swiþe wel. 1415 Hoccleve To Sir J. Oldcastle 424 The sighte us myngith to the seint to preye. ― Min. Poems 71/144 Mynge him ther-on. c 1425 Eng. Conq. Irel. 84 He miniyed the Erle of his beheste. |
b. absol. with clause.
| c 1200 Trin. Coll. Hom. 215 Prest specð inne chirche of chirche neode and mineȝeð þat me niwe cloðes oðer elde bete. |
2. To bring into remembrance; to commemorate; to mention. (In OE. with obj. in gen.)
| c 1000 Ags. Ps. (Th.) xliii. argt., Dauid..myngode þæra ᵹyfa, þe he his fædrum and his foregengum sealde. c 1200 Trin. Coll. Hom. 169 He minegede alle his wrecche siðes þe he þolede on þis wrecche worelde. c 1315 Shoreham i. 1892 More godsibrede nys þer nauȝt þane hys y-meneȝed here. c 1320 Cast. Love 1193 Marie, Mayden schene,..For deol mungen I ne may Þe pyne þ{supt} þ{supu} þoledest þulke day. a 1450 Myrc 1915 More, I pray þat þow me mynge, In þy masse when thow dost synge. 1522 World & Child 426 (Manly) Ye must loue God aboue all thynge, His name in ydelnes ye may not mynge. 1598 Bp. Hall Sat. iv. ii. 80 Could neuer man worke thee a worser shame Than once to minge thy fathers odious name. 1623 Lisle ælfric on O. & N. Test. To Rdr. 13 This that I minged last was not the least motiue I had. a 1656 Sir Cawline xxi. in Child Ballads II. 59/1 For because thou minged not Christ before, The lesse me dreadeth thee. 1674 Ray N.C. Words 48 To Ming at one, to mention. 1787 Grose Prov. Gloss., To ming at one, to remind, give warning or allude to a thing. |
3. To remember. Also refl. to bethink oneself.
| 1362 Langl. P. Pl. A. vii. 88 He is holden, ich hope to haue me in muynde, And munge me in his memorie. 1377 Ibid. B. iv. 94 And thanne gan Mede to mengen here and mercy she bisought. 1596 Bp. Hall Elegy on Dr. Whitaker 100 The memorie of his mightie name Shall liue as long, as aged Earth shall last:.. Aye ming'd, aye mourn'd. |
4. intr. To give an account; to relate.
| 13.. E.E. Allit. P. A. 855 For þay of mote couthe neuer mynge. c 1350 Will. Palerne 1067 Hit tidde after bi time as þe tale minges. c 1460 Emare 926 The Kyng yn herte was full woo, When he herd mynge tho Of her that was his qwene. |
▪ III. ming(e
variant ff. of meng v. Obs. exc. dial.