Old Norse

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Etymology

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From ganga + af. Compare Gothic 𐌰𐍆𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌽 (afgaggan, to go away, depart).

Verb

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ganga af

  1. to go off, go away, depart
  2. to go beyond
  3. to be left (as surplus)

References

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  • "ganga", Geir T. Zoëga (1910), A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford at the Claredon Press, page 159