"holmgang" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: holmgangs [plural]
Etymology: From Old Norse hólmganga; cognate with Icelandic hólmganga, Swedish holmgång. Etymology templates: {{der|en|non|hólmganga}} Old Norse hólmganga, {{cog|is|hólmganga}} Icelandic hólmganga, {{cog|sv|holmgång}} Swedish holmgång Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} holmgang (countable and uncountable, plural holmgangs)
  1. In Norse and Icelandic culture, a duel to the death. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-holmgang-en-noun-NJb5qu-q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Norwegian Bokmål]

Forms: holmgangen [definite, singular], holmganger [indefinite, plural], holmgangene [definite, plural]
  1. (historical) holmgang Tags: historical, masculine
    Sense id: en-holmgang-nb-noun-x~eP7c3x
  2. (by extension) a duel, debate or confrontation Tags: broadly, masculine
    Sense id: en-holmgang-nb-noun-UI9igz7L

Noun [Norwegian Nynorsk]

Forms: holmgangen [definite, singular], holmgangar [indefinite, plural], holmgangane [definite, plural]
  1. (historical) holmgang Tags: historical, masculine
    Sense id: en-holmgang-nn-noun-x~eP7c3x
  2. (by extension) a duel, debate or confrontation Tags: broadly, masculine
    Sense id: en-holmgang-nn-noun-UI9igz7L

Inflected forms

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