begang
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *bigangaz (“a going about; way; course”), equivalent to be- + gang. Cognate with Old Frisian bigangnisse, bigongnisse (“celebration”), Old High German bigang (“care; motive; practice”).
Noun
begang m (nominative plural begangas)
- course, passage, circuit
- Holma begang. — The passage of the deep.
- region, territory, expanse
- Ofer geofenes begang. — Over the sea's expanse. (Beowulf)
- business, undertaking, service
- Hé hine onwende from ealre þisse worlde begangum. — He would trade for Him all this world for service.
- cultivation
- Fram ǽlce begange þis land ligeð tólýsed.
- religious practice
- Ðǽre godcundnesse begang — Divine worship
- superstitious or magical practice
- Sé þe lufige þisses galdres begang. — Lo, see thee here the practice of the wizard.
Declension
Declension of begang (strong a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | begang | begangas |
| accusative | begang | begangas |
| genitive | beganges | beganga |
| dative | begange | begangum |
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