ganga á hǫnd

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ana handų ganganą ~ *gāną, literally “to go onto [someone's] hand” (= "hands"). Cognate with Old English on hand gān.

Verb

ganga á hǫnd

  1. (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

  • Icelandic: ganga á hönd
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