begang

Old English

noun
Definitions
  • course, passage, circuit
  • region, territory, expanse
  • business, undertaking, service
  • cultivation
  • religious practice
  • superstitious or magical practice

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *bigangaz (a going about, way, course) affix from Old English gang (a going, a journey, passage, way).

Origin

Old English

gang

Gloss

a going, a journey, passage, way

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