gudslån

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

  • gudslaan (archaic spelling)

Etymology

Literally, “a loan from God”. Compare Swedish gudslån and Norwegian Nynorsk guds lån.

Noun

gudslån n

  1. (figurative) food (especially bread)
  2. gift from the gods

References

Swedish

Alternative forms

  • Guds lån, gusslån
  • Gudz låhn (archaic spelling)

Etymology

Gud +‎ lån. Literally, “a loan from God”. Compare Norwegian Bokmål gudslån and Norwegian Nynorsk guds lån.

Noun

gudslån n

  1. (figurative) food (especially bread)
  2. gift from the gods

Declension

Declension of gudslån
nominative genitive
singular indefinite gudslån gudslåns
definite gudslånet gudslånets
plural indefinite gudslån gudslåns
definite gudslånen gudslånens

References

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