withgang

== Scots == === Etymology 1 === The verb is from Old Norse viðganga (“to access, admit”), equivalent to with- +‎ gang. It is cognate with Faroese viðganga (“to confess, admit”) and Danish vedgå (“to confess, admit”); compare also Old English wiþgangan (“to go against, oppose, pass away, vanish, disappear”). The noun is from Old Norse viðganga (“access, admission”). ==== Verb ==== withgang (third-person singular simple present withgangs, present participle withgangin, simple past and past participle withgangt) to give license to; indulge (someone) ==== Noun ==== withgang (plural withgangs) free or unrestricted access (to); licence; liberty; freedom === Etymology 2 === From Old Norse viðgangr (“increase”). Cognate with Icelandic viðgangur (“success”). ==== Noun ==== withgang (plural withgangs) profit; success; prosperity