holmgång

== Swedish == === Etymology === Calque of Icelandic hólmganga, from holm(e) +‎ gång. Cognate with English holmgang. First attested in 1697. === Noun === holmgång c (historical) a holmgang; a duel to the death (figurative) fight, intense struggle ==== Declension ==== === References === “holmgång”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “holmgång”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “holmgång”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)