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