umgang

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English umgang, umbegang (circumference, circuit), from Old English ymbgang, ymbegang (going about, going round, circuit, circumference, surrounding belt, a winding course, bend, a going about a business), from Proto-West Germanic *umbigang, from Proto-Germanic *umbigangaz, equivalent to um- +‎ gang. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Uumgong, West Frisian omgong, Dutch omgang (dealing, handling), German Umgang (dealings, handling), Danish omgang (game). More at um-, gang.

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Noun

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umgang (plural umgangs) (obsolete)

  1. (now chiefly UK dialectal) A round about; a way around; detour.
  2. (UK dialectal, chiefly Scotland) An instance of going or passing around; a trip.
  3. (UK dialectal, chiefly Scotland) A circuit; circumference.