Old English · noun
handgang
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈxɑndˌɡɑnɡ/[ˈhɑndˌɡɑŋɡ]
- Syllables
- ˈxɑnd · ˌɡɑnɡ (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- surrenderlaying on of handslayinghands
Meaning
-
surrender
-
laying on of hands
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | handgang | handgangas |
| Accusative | handgang | handgangas |
| Genitive | handganges | handganga |
| Dative | handgange | handgangum |
All forms (6)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *handugangaz, derived from the phrase *ana handų ganganą ~ *gāną, whence Old English on hand gān and Old Norse ganga á hǫnd. Compare the pair tō hlāfe gān (“to go to eat bread,” literally “go to bread”) and hlāfgang (“going to eat bread,” literally “bread-going”).
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