Gog

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See also: gog and gőg

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Etymology 1

From Biblical Hebrew גּוֹג (Gōg).

Proper noun

Gog

  1. Gog and Magog, a figure (or two figures) mentioned in the Hebrew Bible in Ezekiel 38 and 39, and variously identified by later writers with Satan or certain hostile nations. (See Revelation 20:8.)
  2. (obsolete) Replacement for the word God when swearing, forming vulgar minced oaths originating in the 14th century: by Gog’s wounds, Gog’s bread...

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Etymology 2

From Welsh Gog.

Noun

Gog (plural Gogs)

  1. (UK, slang) A person from north Wales.

Anagrams

Welsh

Etymology

Clipping of gogleddwr (“northerner”) or Clipping of gogledd (“north”).

Pronunciation

Noun

Gog m or f by sense (plural Gogs, not mutable)

  1. (colloquial) a person from North Wales
    Gog yw ei wraig e.
    His wife is a North Walian.
  2. (colloquial) North Walian dialect of the Welsh language
    Sa i'n siarad Gog.
    I don't speak North Walian Welsh.

Antonyms

  • hwntw (“South Walian”)

Mutation

The word Gog is not normally mutated.

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “Gog”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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