undergang

See also: undergång

English

Etymology

From Middle English undergangen (to undego, endure, be baptised), from Old English undergangan (to undergo); equivalent to under- + gang (to walk, step, go).

Verb

undergang (third-person singular simple present undergangs, present participle underganging, simple past and past participle underganged)

  1. (rare or dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To undergo; pass through; endure.

Derived terms

Noun

undergang (plural undergangs)

  1. (rare or dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) A passage beneath any obstruction, e.g. a roadway tunnel beneath a railway, etc.

Antonyms

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From under- + gang.

Noun

undergang m (definite singular undergangen, indefinite plural underganger, definite plural undergangene)

  1. an underpass
  2. a subway (for pedestrians)

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From under- + gang as also a verbal noun of both gå under (to go under, sink, perish) and undergå (to undergo, endure). Compare also with German Untergang.

Noun

undergang m (definite singular undergangen, indefinite plural undergangar, definite plural undergangane)

  1. a fall, downfall, doom, perdition, destruction
  2. (transport) an underpass; a subway (mainly for pedestrians)
  3. (brewing) bottom fermentation
  4. (nautical) a sinking
  5. (astronomy, rare) setting

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • fotgjengarundergang m
  • jernbaneundergang m
  • undergangsstemning f

References

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