withgang
Scots edit
Etymology 1 edit
The verb is from Old Norse viðganga (“to access, admit”), equivalent to with- + gang. It is cognate with Faroese viðganga (“to confess, admit”) and Danish vedgå (“to confess, admit”); compare also Old English wiþgangan (“to go against, oppose, pass away, vanish, disappear”). The noun is from Old Norse viðganga (“access, admission”).
Verb edit
withgang (third-person singular simple present withgangs, present participle withgangin, simple past withgangt, past participle withgangt)
Noun edit
withgang (plural withgangs)
Etymology 2 edit
From Old Norse viðgangr (“increase”). Cognate with Icelandic viðgangur (“success”).
Noun edit
withgang (plural withgangs)