See also: gud, guth, Gud, guþ, and Guð

Faroese

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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guð

  1. accusative singular of guður

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse guð, from Proto-Germanic *gudą.

The /v/ present in the pronunciation is a remnant of a 16th century sound change in Northwestern Iceland where a /v/ was inserted in words beginning with /k/ or /ɡ/ followed by /u/ or /o/. This pronunciation eventually disappeared but was preserved in the word guð (and its derivations) and subsequently spread to the rest of the country.[1]

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Noun

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guð n (genitive singular guðs, nominative plural guð)

  1. god (of polytheistic religions)
    Synonym: goð n

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Noun

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guð m (genitive singular guðs, nominative plural guðir)

  1. God (of monotheistic religions)
    Alternative form: Guð
    Synonym: (obsolete) andlangs herra
    • Genesis 1:31 (Icelandic Bible, New International Version)
      Og Guð leit allt, sem hann hafði gjört, og sjá, það var harla gott. Það varð kveld og það varð morgunn, hinn sjötti dagur.
      God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Veturliði Óskarsson (2001). ”Íslensk málsaga”. Alfræði íslenskrar tungu. Reykjavík: Lýðveldissjóður og Námsgagnastonun.

Old Norse

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *gudą (god). Compare Old Saxon, Old Frisian, and Old English god, Old High German and Old Dutch got, Gothic 𐌲𐌿𐌸 (guþ).

Noun

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guð m or n

  1. (Christianity) God m
  2. (Germanic paganism) god, deity n
    Synonym: goð

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: guð m
  • Faroese: Gud, gudur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: gud m
  • Elfdalian: guð
  • Old Swedish: guþ n or m
  • Danish: gud c
    • Norwegian Bokmål: gud
    • Greenlandic: guuti
  • Gutnish: gud, gu
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