handgang
Old English
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”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxɑndˌɡɑnɡ/, [ˈhɑndˌɡɑŋɡ]
Declension
Declension of handgang (strong a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | handgang | handgangas |
| accusative | handgang | handgangas |
| genitive | handganges | handganga |
| dative | handgange | handgangum |
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