undergang
See also: undergång
English
Etymology
From Middle English undergangen (“to undego, endure, be baptised”), from Old English undergangan (“to undergo”), equivalent to under- + gang (“to walk, step, go”).
Verb
undergang (third-person singular simple present undergangs, present participle underganging, simple past and past participle underganged)
- (rare or dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To undergo; pass through; endure.
Derived terms
- underganging
Noun
undergang (plural undergangs)
- (rare or dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) A passage beneath any obstruction, e.g. a roadway tunnel beneath a railway, etc.
Antonyms
- overgang
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From under- + gang
Noun
undergang m (definite singular undergangen, indefinite plural underganger, definite plural undergangene)
- an underpass
- a subway (for pedestrians)
References
- “undergang” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From under- + gang
Noun
undergang m (definite singular undergangen, indefinite plural undergangar, definite plural undergangane)
- an underpass
- a subway (for pedestrians)
References
- “undergang” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.