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Danish
Etymology 1
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
Adjective
gode
- definite singular of god
- plural of god
Etymology 2
From Old Norse góði m, from the adjective góðr (“good”). Compare, with a different suffix, German Güte.
Pronunciation
Noun
gode n (singular definite godet, plural indefinite goder)
- advantage, blessing, boon
Declension
Further reading
Etymology 3
From Old Norse goði, from Proto-Germanic *gudô, a variant of *gudjô, which is the source of Proto-Norse ᚷᚢᛞᛁᛃᚨ (gudija) and Gothic 𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌾𐌰 (gudja, “priest”). Both words are derived from the noun *gudą (“god”) (Danish gud).
Pronunciation
Noun
gode c (singular definite goden, plural indefinite goder)
- (religion) godi (a priest in pre-Christian Scandinavia and in Nordic Neopaganism)
Declension
Further reading
French
Etymology
Clipping of godemiché.
Pronunciation
Noun
gode m (plural godes)
- (slang) dildo
Derived terms
Further reading
Anagrams
Italian
Verb
gode
- third-person singular present indicative of godere
Anagrams
Ladin
Verb
gode
- first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of goder
- third-person singular and plural present subjunctive of goder
Middle English
Etymology 1
From the inflected forms of Old English gād, from Proto-West Germanic *gaidu, from Proto-Germanic *gaidō.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
gode (plural godes)
- goad
Descendants
References
Etymology 2
Adjective
gode
- weak singular and strong/weak plural of good
- Alternative form of good
Norman
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
gode f (plural godes)
- (Jersey) shearwater
Derived terms
North Moluccan Malay
Etymology
Probably from Ternate gode (“fat”).
Pronunciation
Verb
gode
- (stative) to be fat
References
- Betty Litamahuputty (2012) Ternate Malay: Grammar and Texts
Norwegian Bokmål
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Adjective
gode
- definite singular and plural of god
Etymology 2
From Old Norse góði, from góðr.
Noun
gode n (definite singular godet, indefinite plural goder, definite plural goda or godene)
- a benefit, blessing, boon
- a good, good thing
References
- “gode” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “gode_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Old Norse goði, a male form of gyðja; from Proto-Germanic *gudjô (“priest”).
Pronunciation
Noun
gode m (definite singular goden, indefinite plural godar, definite plural godane)
- (Germanic paganism) a priest
- (historical) godi, a local chieftain on Iceland
Related terms
Etymology 2
From Old Norse góði, from góðr.
Noun
gode n (definite singular godet, indefinite plural gode, definite plural goda)
- a benefit, blessing, boon
- a good, good thing
Etymology 3
Adjective
gode
- definite singular and plural of god
References
- “gode” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
gode (Cyrillic spelling годе)
- vocative singular of god
Swedish
Adjective
gode
- definite natural masculine singular of god
West Makian
Pronunciation
Verb
gode
- (stative) to be thick
- (stative, of people) to be fat
Conjugation
References
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours, Pacific linguistics