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▪ I. ming, n.1 dial.|mɪŋ| [f. ming, meng v.] a. A mixture. b. (See quot. 1856.)
1823Caledonian 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. 1856P. Thompson Hist. Boston 715 Land of different proprietors lying mixed, is said to be lying in ming. 1866J. 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.
a1023Wulfstan Hom. (1883) 210/9 Drihten..us þonne myngað þæs sunnandæᵹes weorces. c1175Lamb. Hom. 147 Þet luueð world wunne he muneȝed. c1290S. 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. 1415Hoccleve To Sir J. Oldcastle 424 The sighte us myngith to the seint to preye. ― Min. Poems 71/144 Mynge him ther-on. c1425Eng. Conq. Irel. 84 He miniyed the Erle of his beheste. b. absol. with clause.
c1200Trin. 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.)
c1000Ags. Ps. (Th.) xliii. argt., Dauid..myngode þæra ᵹyfa, þe he his fædrum and his foregengum sealde. c1200Trin. Coll. Hom. 169 He minegede alle his wrecche siðes þe he þolede on þis wrecche worelde. c1315Shoreham i. 1892 More godsibrede nys þer nauȝt þane hys y-meneȝed here. c1320Cast. Love 1193 Marie, Mayden schene,..For deol mungen I ne may Þe pyne þt þu þoledest þulke day. a1450Myrc 1915 More, I pray þat þow me mynge, In þy masse when thow dost synge. 1522World & Child 426 (Manly) Ye must loue God aboue all thynge, His name in ydelnes ye may not mynge. 1598Bp. Hall Sat. iv. ii. 80 Could neuer man worke thee a worser shame Than once to minge thy fathers odious name. 1623Lisle ælfric on O. & N. Test. To Rdr. 13 This that I minged last was not the least motiue I had. a1656Sir Cawline xxi. in Child Ballads II. 59/1 For because thou minged not Christ before, The lesse me dreadeth thee. 1674Ray N.C. Words 48 To Ming at one, to mention. 1787Grose Prov. Gloss., To ming at one, to remind, give warning or allude to a thing. 3. To remember. Also refl. to bethink oneself.
1362Langl. P. Pl. A. vii. 88 He is holden, ich hope to haue me in muynde, And munge me in his memorie. 1377Ibid. B. iv. 94 And thanne gan Mede to mengen here and mercy she bisought. 1596Bp. 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. c1350Will. Palerne 1067 Hit tidde after bi time as þe tale minges. c1460Emare 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. |