No. 344 in Icelandic
gengur
"To walk" or "works" (context-dependent).
In a sentence
Hún gengur í skólann á hverjum morgni.
She walks to school every morning.
In this sentence, 'gengur' is used to mean 'walks' or 'goes on foot', describing the action of traveling on foot.
Verkefnið gengur vel hjá honum.
The project is going well for him.
Here, 'gengur' expresses the progress or outcome of an endeavor, meaning 'is going' well.
Þessi hugmynd gengur alls ekki.
This idea does not work at all.
In this context, 'gengur' is used figuratively to indicate feasibility or compatibility, meaning 'works' or 'is feasible'.
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