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Webster 1913 Edition
Good-den
Goodˊ-den′
,int
erj.
[Corrupt. of
good e’en
, for good evening
.] A form of salutation.
[Obs.]
Shak.
Definition 2024
good-den
good-den
English
Alternative forms
- good den
- goodden
- godden
- God give you good den, corrupted into Godgigoden, Godigeden
Interjection
good-den
- (obsolete) A salutation; "good evening".
- 1599, William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, Act 3 Scene 2
- [Enter DON JOHN.]
- DON JOHN. My lord and brother, God save you!
- DON PEDRO. Good den, brother.
- DON JOHN. If your leisure served, I would speak with you.
- 1599, William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, Act 3 Scene 2
Translations
good evening — see good evening