umgänge

== Swedish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Swedish umgænge, from Old Norse umgengi. The related verb umgås has undergone a similar shift in sense. Doublet of omgång. === Noun === umgänge n the act of being with people circle of acquaintances (the people you spend time with) Hans umgänge är mycket begränsat. He sees few people. ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== könsumgänge umgängesliv umgängeskrets umgås ==== See also ==== bekantskap (“acquaintance”) undgå undgänglig === Further reading === “umgänge”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) umgänge in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)