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Danish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse *gāʀ (East) / gær (West), from Proto-Germanic *gēz (“yesterday”).
Noun
går (only in expressions)
- i går ("yesterday")
- gårs dato ("as of yesterday", "the date of yesterday")
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
går
- present of gå
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Old Norse í gær, í gjár.
Noun
går
- yesterday (only used in the adverbial form i går)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
går
- present of gå
References
- “går” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Old Norse í gær, í gjár.
Noun
går
- yesterday (only used in the adverbial form i går)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
går
- present of gå
References
- “går” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Verb
går
- present indicative of gå
Etymology 2
Adverb
går (not comparable)
- (dated) yesterday
See also
References
- Svenska Akademiens Ordbok
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