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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Ing•ve•on•ic (ing′vē on′ik),USA pronunciation adj. - Language Varietiesof or pertaining to Old English, Old Frisian, and Old Saxon, taken collectively.
Also, Ing′vae•on′ic, Ing•wae•on•ic, Ing•we•on•ic (ing′wē on′ik).USA pronunciation - 1930–35; after Latin Ingvaeōnēs (Pliny), Ingaevōnēs (Tacitus) a Germanic tribal group, taken to mean "adherents of *Ingwaz,'' probably a god; compare Old English Ing name of a rune, Old Norse Ing- element in personal names; see -ic
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