guð

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

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuː/
• Rhymes: -uː

Noun

guð

1. accusative singular of guður

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Icelandic

Etymology

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

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kvʏːð/
• Rhymes: -ʏːð

Noun

guð m (genitive singular guðs, nominative plural guðir)

1. a god (of polytheistic religions)
2. God (of monotheistic religions); often capitalized: Guð
   • 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.

Synonyms

• (polytheistic god): goð n
• (monotheistic god): andlangs herra m (obsolete)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• guðhræddur
• guðlast

• guðleysi
• vínguð

Related terms

• gyðja

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gudą (“god”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰutós.

Compare Old Saxon, Old Frisian, and Old English god, Old High German and Old Dutch got, Gothic 𐌲𐌿𐌸 (guþ).

Noun

guð m or n

1. (Christianity) God m
2. (Paganism) god, deity n

   Synonym: goð

Declension

  Declension of guð (strong a-stem, indefinite singular only)

masculine	singular
	indefinite
nominative	guð
accusative	guð
dative	guði
genitive	guðs

  Declension of guð (strong a-stem, indefinite singular only)

neuter	singular
	indefinite
nominative	guð
accusative	guð
dative	guði
genitive	guðs

Alternative forms

• ᚴᚢᚦ (kuþ), ᚷᚢᛞ (ɢuᴅ), ᚷᚢᚦ (ɢuþ) — Runic form, nominative singular

Descendants

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