umgang
See also: Umgang
English
Alternative forms
- umgong
Etymology
From Middle English umgang, umbegang (“circumference, circuit”), from Old English ymbgang, ymbegang (“going about, going round, circuit, circumference, surrounding belt, a winding course, bend, a going about a business”), from Proto-Germanic *umbigangaz, equivalent to um- + gang. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Uumgong, West Frisian omgong, Dutch omgang (“dealing, handling”), German Umgang (“dealings, handling”), Danish and Danish omgang (“game”). More at um-, gang.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʌmɡaŋ/
Noun
umgang (plural umgangs)
- (Now chiefly Britain dialectal) A round about; a way around; detour.
- (Britain dialectal, chiefly Scotland) An instance of going or passing around; a trip.
- (Britain dialectal, chiefly Scotland) A circuit; circumference.