"undergang" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-undergang.wav Forms: undergangs [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English undergangen (“to undego, endure, be baptised”), from Old English undergangan (“to undergo”); equivalent to under- + gang (“to walk, step, go”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|undergangen|t=to undego, endure, be baptised}} Middle English undergangen (“to undego, endure, be baptised”), {{inh|en|ang|undergangan|t=to undergo}} Old English undergangan (“to undergo”), {{prefix|en|under|gang|t2=to walk, step, go}} under- + gang (“to walk, step, go”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} undergang (plural undergangs)
  1. (rare or dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) A passage beneath any obstruction, e.g. a roadway tunnel beneath a railway, etc. Tags: Northern-England, Scotland, dialectal, rare
    Sense id: en-undergang-en-noun-X~DOl8sP Categories (other): Northern England English, Scottish English

Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-undergang.wav Forms: undergangs [present, singular, third-person], underganging [participle, present], underganged [participle, past], underganged [past]
Etymology: From Middle English undergangen (“to undego, endure, be baptised”), from Old English undergangan (“to undergo”); equivalent to under- + gang (“to walk, step, go”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|undergangen|t=to undego, endure, be baptised}} Middle English undergangen (“to undego, endure, be baptised”), {{inh|en|ang|undergangan|t=to undergo}} Old English undergangan (“to undergo”), {{prefix|en|under|gang|t2=to walk, step, go}} under- + gang (“to walk, step, go”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} undergang (third-person singular simple present undergangs, present participle underganging, simple past and past participle underganged)
  1. (rare or dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To undergo; pass through; endure. Tags: Northern-England, Scotland, dialectal, rare Derived forms: underganging
    Sense id: en-undergang-en-verb-p2N2Hlga Categories (other): Northern England English, Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with under- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 34 66

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