mang1
/maŋ/(also mung, munge) Now regional
verb
1 [with object] To mix, mingle; to knead. Now Newfoundland and British regional.
2 [with object] To bewilder, to lead astray.
3 [no object] To be bewildered, to go wrong; to rave, go mad.
Origin
Middle English (in an earlier sense). Probably from mung: continuation of a variant without i-mutation of ming (as suggested in Sc. National Dict. s.v.) is probably less likely given the scarcity of early attestations.
mang2
/mɑːŋ/(also mung) slang. Now rare
verb
[with object] To beg (someone) for money, etc. Also without object: to beg, cadge.
Origin
Early 19th century. From Angloromani mong from Romani mang- to want, beg from Sanskrit mārg- to seek, ask for.
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