holmgång

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse hólmganga. Cognate with English holmgang.

Noun

holmgång c

  1. (historical) a holmgang; a duel to the death
  2. (figurative) fight, intense struggle
    • 2024 May 12, Jan Jönsson, “Rydström varnar för Blåvitt: ”Blir en jäkla holmgång”, in Sydsvenskan:
      I vägen står ett IFK Göteborg som kommer från en tung derbyförlust mot Gais. "Vi räknar inte med något annat än att det blir en jäkla holmgång," säger MFF-tränaren Henrik Rydström.
      In the way stands an IFK Göteborg team coming off a heavy derby loss to Gais. "We expect nothing less than a heck of a battle," says MFF coach Henrik Rydström.

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