by gods

English

Adverb

by gods (not comparable)

  1. Polytheistic form of of by God.
    • 2000 February 12, Sharon Lee, Steve Miller, “Scout’s Progress”, in Pilots Choice, Atlanta, Ga.: Meisha Merlin Publishing, published February 2001, 2nd printing (May 2001), →ISBN, chapter 7, page 351:
      “Beat him at his own game!” Jubilation was plain in Master dea’Cort’s voice, from which Aelliana deduced that His Lordship was not a favored patron. “Well done, math teacher! Here, let me fetch the jitney and I’ll take you out myself. Beat the chel’Mara at pikit, by gods! I won’t be a moment…”
    • 2006 June 22, Mandy M. Roth, “Paranormal Payload”, in Project Exorcism, book 1 and 2, Lake Park, Ga.: Futuristic Paranormal Romance, New Concepts Publishing, →ISBN, chapter 2, page 23:
      By gods, she’s even more beautiful in person.
    • 2010 June 29, Yasmine Galenorn, chapter 22, in Night Myst (Indigo Court; 1), New York, N.Y.: Jove Books, →ISBN, page 265:
      Lainule may know something about this and by gods, she’s going to tell me.
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