Faroese

Noun

Guð m

1. God

Synonyms

• Gud, Harrin

Icelandic

Noun

Guð m ‎(genitive singular Guðs, no plural)

1. God (of monotheistic religions); sometimes written in lowercase: guð
   • Genesis 1 (Icelandic translation)

     Guð sagði: „Verði ljós!“ Og það varð ljós. Guð sá, að ljósið var gott, og Guð greindi ljósið frá myrkrinu. Og Guð kallaði ljósið dag, en myrkrið kallaði hann nótt. Það varð kveld og það varð morgunn, hinn fyrsti dagur.

     And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness. God called the light "day," and the darkness he called "night." And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.

Synonyms

• Drottinn (drottinn)

Faroese

Noun

guð

1. accusative singular of guður

Icelandic

Etymology

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

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.

Declension

Synonyms

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

Derived terms

Related terms

• gyðja

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gudą ‎(“god”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰuto-. Compare Old Saxon, Old Frisian, and Old English god, Old High German and Old Dutch got, Gothic 𐌲𐌿𐌸 ‎(guþ).

Noun

guð m, n

1. God m (christianity)
2. god, deity n (paganism)

Synonyms

• goð (paganism)

Descendants