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Undergang

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A passage beneath any obstruction, e.g. a roadway tunnel beneath a railway, etc. Northern-England, Scotland, dialectal, rare
Verb
  1. 1
    To undergo; pass through; endure. Northern-England, Scotland, dialectal, rare

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English undergangen (“to undego, endure, be baptised”), from Old English undergangan (“to undergo”); equivalent to under- + gang (“to walk, step, go”).

Etymology 2

From Middle English undergangen (“to undego, endure, be baptised”), from Old English undergangan (“to undergo”); equivalent to under- + gang (“to walk, step, go”).

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