Gud

See also: Guð, gud, and guð

Danish

Etymology

See gud.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡud/, [ˈɡ̊uð]

Proper noun

Gud c

  1. God (single god of monotheism)

Faroese

Etymology

See gud.

Noun

Gud m

  1. God

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

See gud.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡʉː(d)/, /ɡʊː/
  • Note: The word is largely literary today, whence the common pronunciation with /d/.

Noun

Gud m

  1. God
    Gud betre meg.God help me.

Derived terms

Swedish

Etymology

See gud.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡʉːd/
  • Rhymes: -ʉːd

Proper noun

Gud c (genitive Guds)

  1. God
    Helige Gud, helige starke, helige odödlige, förbarma Dig över oss.
    Holy God, Holy Strong, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us.
    • 1998, Mohammed Knut Bernström, transl., “Ṭā Hā 20:14”, in Koranens budskap[1], © Proprius förlag, accessed at Quran.com, archived from the original on 24 July 2025:
      Jag är Gud. Ingen gudom finns utom Jag.
      I am God. There is no deity but Me.
    • 1999 November 17, 1973 års bibelkommission, “Första Moseboken 1:27”, in Bibel 2000[2], © Svenska Bibelsällskapet, accessed at Bible.com, archived from the original on 24 July 2025:
      Gud skapade människan till sin avbild, till Guds avbild skapade han henne.
      God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him.
    • 2020, Bengt Ellenberger, transl., Augustinus Bekännelser, Artos, →ISBN, page 75:
      Jag avföll från dig, min Gud, och for vill.
      I fell away from you, my God, and went astray.

Derived terms

See also

References

Anagrams

Yola

Alternative forms

Etymology

Derived from Middle English God.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡʊd/, /ɡɔd/

Proper noun

Gud

  1. God
    • 2005, Jacob Poole Of Growtown - And the Yola Dialect[3]:
      Religion: chourch, priesth, parieshe, Gud, Messe, Cresst.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)