mang
prepCA, US /ˈmeɪ̯ŋ/ · /ˈmæŋ/
Etymology From Middle English mang, mangis, imang, emang, variants of Middle English on mang, in mange, from Old English on ġemang. More at among.
1Devon Amid, amongst, among.
mang
verbEtymology From Middle English mangen, mængen, from Old English mængan, variant of mengan, menċġan (“to mix; mingle”). More at meng, ming.
- It's all manged up together.
- Hagegy Bess; wi' zich, I reckon, Ha now delight'h vor mang.1867, William Frederick Rock, Jim and Nell, page 25:
mang
verbEtymology Borrowed from Angloromani mong (“to beg”), from European Romani mang- (“to want, beg”). Compare Sanskrit mārg-, मार्ग् (“to seek, ask for”).