gött

See also: gott, Gott, and GOtt

Swedish

Etymology 1

See main entry göda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jœt/

Verb

gött

1. (deprecated template usage) supine of göda

Etymology 2

Originally a western Swedish pronunciation of gott (“good, well”) (neuter form of god), with western Swedish vowel fronting /ɔ/ > /œ/, sometimes represented with a circumflex ⟨ô⟩, compare gör-, knö, and tjöta. It has since spread to other parts of Sweden and often has a slightly different usage than gott.

Alternative forms

• gôtt

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡœt/

Adjective

gött (neuter)

1. (chiefly Western Sweden, colloquial) good, nice
   • 2019, “’Har inte tidigare upplevt en så rolig grupp’”, in Sydsvenskan‎^[1]:

     – Det är ett gött gäng verkligen. Vi har en bra relation utanför handbollen. Alla är i nästan samma ålder.

     – It’s a nice group really. We have a good relationship outside of handball. Everyone is almost the same age.

Adverb

gött

1. (chiefly Western Sweden, colloquial) well, nicely
   • 2018, Björn Werner, “Göteborg behöver inte New York Times”, in Göteborgs-Posten‎^[2]:

     Det är en del i den göteborgska identiteten, att väldigt högt men lite oroligt konstatera hur gött vi har det och sedan flacka med blicken mot omvärlden för att hoppas de håller med.

     It is part of the Gothenburg identity, to state very loudly but a little worried how well we have it, and then look at the outside world and hope that they agree.