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)
- (rare or dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To undergo; pass through; endure.
Derived terms
Noun
undergang (plural undergangs)
- (rare or dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) A passage beneath any obstruction, e.g. a roadway tunnel beneath a railway, etc.
Antonyms
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
undergang m (definite singular undergangen, indefinite plural underganger, definite plural undergangene)
References
- “undergang” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
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)
Synonyms
Derived terms
- fotgjengarundergang m
- jernbaneundergang m
- undergangsstemning f
References
- “undergang” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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