ginn

plural ginns

1. alternativeAlternative spelling of jinn.

   I accordingly assumed Hassan to be a myth--a first cousin to the ginn.

   1919, Sax Rohmer, The Quest of the Sacred Slipper

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   AZA'ZEL, one of the ginn or jinn, all of whom were made of "smokeless fire," that is, the fire of the Simoom.

   1892, E. Cobham Brewer, Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1

   There also were the "maids of modest glances," previously indifferent to the wooing "of man or ginn."

   1886, Andrew Lang, In the Wrong Paradise

   This range was the Qaf, and it was the home of the ginn and other remarkable beings.

   1975, Robin Palmer, A Dictionary of Mythical Places, Henry Z. Walck, page 83

1. nonstandardNonstandard form of given.

   You ginn it us hot--you did.

   1869, Charles Reade (1814-1884), Dion Boucicault (1820-1890), Foul Play

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   Well, the doctor axed me to vote for his son, and I just up and told him I would, only my relation was candidating also; but ginn him my hand and promise I would be neuter.

   1912, Lawrence J. Burpee, Humour of the North

1. A surname.