throughgang en · NOUN
Etymology
From Middle English *thurgh-gang, from Old English *þurhgang (“a going through, permeation”), equivalent to through- + gang. Compare Old English þurhgangan (“to go through, go over”), Old High German durhgangan, Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌽 (þairhgaggan).
Meanings
- (Scotland, dialectal) a thoroughfare; an entry; passage; passageway
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| through-gaun | alternative | lexicographic | |
| through-gang | alternative | lexicographic | |
| throughgangs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |