handgang

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Old English

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Etymology

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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”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈxɑndˌɡɑnɡ/, [ˈhɑndˌɡɑŋɡ]

Noun

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handgang m

  1. surrender
  2. laying on of hands

Declension

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