går

See also: Appendix:Variations of "gar"

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɒːˀr/, [ɡ̊ɒˀ], [kɒ̝ˀ]
• Homophone: gård

Etymology 1

From Old Norse *gāʀ (East) / gær (West), from Proto-Germanic *gēz (“yesterday”).

Noun

går (only in expressions)

1. i går ("yesterday")
2. gårs dato ("as of yesterday", "the date of yesterday")

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

går

1. present of gå

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse í gær, í gjár.

Noun

går

1. yesterday (only used in the adverbial form i går)

Derived terms

• gårsdag

Etymology 2

Verb

går

1. present of gå

References

• “går” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse í gær, í gjár.

Noun

går

1. yesterday (only used in the adverbial form i går)

Derived terms

• gårdag, gårsdag

Etymology 2

Verb

går

1. present of gå

References

• “går” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Verb

går

1. present indicative of gå

Etymology 2

Adverb

går (not comparable)

1. (dated) yesterday

See also

• gårdagen
• gårig
• i förrgår
• i går

References

• Svenska Akademiens Ordbok [1]

Anagrams

• grå, råg