- undergán
- irreg v/t to undergo; undermine, ruin
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
undergán
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undergo — undergoer, n. /un deuhr goh /, v.t., underwent, undergone, undergoing. 1. to be subjected to; experience; pass through: to undergo surgery. 2. to endure; sustain; suffer: to undergo sustained deprivation. [bef. 1000; ME undergon, OE undergan. See … Universalium
untergehen — versinken; sinken; absacken; hinuntersteigen; hinabgehen; hinuntergehen; aussterben; ersaufen; ertrinken * * * un|ter|ge|hen [ ʊntɐge:ən], ging unter, untergegangen <itr.; ist: 1 … Universal-Lexikon
underéade — see underéode past 3rd sing of undergán … Old to modern English dictionary
undergo — (v.) O.E. undergan undermine, from UNDER (Cf. under) + gan (see GO (Cf. go)). Cf. M.Du. ondergaen, O.H.G. untarkun, Ger. untergehen, Dan. undergaa. Sense of submit to, endure is attested from c.1300. Meaning to pass through (an alteration … Etymology dictionary
undergo — verb (undergoes; past underwent; past participle undergone) experience or be subjected to: he has undergone a dramatic change of heart. Origin OE undergān undermine (see under , go1) … English new terms dictionary
Hoffart — 1. Am besten geräth uns immer die stinkende Hoffart, sprach der Hofnarr, als eine Frau den Flor im Klostergarten rühmte. – Klosterspiegel, 63, 7. 2. An arme hoffart wischt der teifel den ars. – Manl., 183; Körte, 2902; Braun, I, 1425. »Wo hoffart … Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon
Hollen — môt noch van Hoffart undergân, se(de) de Paster, as dar all wêr1 en Bûr mit nêe Holsken2 in de Karke quam (kêm). – Frommann, VI, 282, 696; Bueren, 572; Hoefer, 810; Hauskalender, II. 1) Schon wieder. 2) Neuen Holzschuhen … Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon
undergo — v.tr. (3rd sing. present goes; past went; past part. gone) be subjected to; suffer; endure. Etymology: OE undergan (as UNDER , GO(1)) … Useful english dictionary
