outgang
Syllables: out·gang/ˈaʊ̯tˌɡæŋ/
outgang noun: an exit or egress.
Noun
outgang (plural outgangs)
- An exit or egress.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:outgang.
- Is there any other outgang in this here building?
- The act of giving up occupancy of property.
- An outgate; a cattle-gate.
- Sit William Saunders, priest, gave as follows:—for the repair of the church windows, bridges for a church road, bell ropes, &c., church balke, … dam, and dam bridge, and outgang, … outgang between White Hall Close and Mill Hill Close …1841, The history and antiquities of the seigniory of Holderness
- An ordinary outgang was a place where the cattle of a village assembled, when they were to be driven out together to ... This outgang seems to have run between the old enclosed lands and the southern part of the West Carr or Marsh [...]1896, Thomas Blashill, Sutton-in-Holderness: The manor, the berewic, and the village community
Forms of outgang
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Origin of outgang
Inherited from Middle English outgang, from Old English ūtgang (“an outgoing, exit”), from Proto-West Germanic *ūtgang, from Proto-Germanic *ūtgangaz, equivalent to out- + gang. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Uutgoang (“exit”), West Frisian útgong (“exit”), Dutch uitgang (“exit”), German Ausgang (“exit”), Swedish utgång (“exit”).
Questions about outgang
- What does outgang mean?
- Outgang means an exit or egress.
- What part of speech is outgang?
- Outgang is a noun.
- How do you pronounce outgang?
- Outgang is pronounced /ˈaʊ̯tˌɡæŋ/.
- What is the plural of outgang?
- The plural of outgang is outgangs.
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