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Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *ana handų ganganą ~ *gāną, literally “to go onto hand” (= "hands"). Cognate with Old English on hand gān.
Verb
ganga á hǫnd
- (idiomatic) to surrender or give oneself up
- c. 1103–1107, Markús Skeggjason, Eiriksdrápa
[…] urðu þeir, es virki vǫrðu · vangi næst, á hǫnd at ganga- those guarding the fort nearest to the plain had to surrender.
Conjugation
See the conjugation for ganga.
Descendants