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)

1. to give license to; indulge (someone)

Noun

withgang (plural withgangs)

1. free or unrestricted access (to); licence; liberty; freedom

Etymology 2

From Old Norse viðgangr (“increase”). Cognate with Icelandic viðgangur (“success”).

Noun

withgang (plural withgangs)

1. profit; success; prosperity