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]

Noun

handgang m

1. surrender
2. laying on of hands

Declension

Declension of handgang (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	handgang	handgangas
accusative	handgang	handgangas
genitive	handganges	handganga
dative	handgange	handgangum