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Old English · adjective

god

Normalised gōd

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ɡoːd/
Syllables
ɡoːd (1 syllable)
Modern English
goodgidgoodegooidgudguidcollectivelythings

god1 · adjective

Senses

  1. good

Declension

Strong declension of god
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative gōdgōdgōd
Accusative gōdnegōdegōd
Genitive gōdesgōdregōdes
Dative gōdumgōdregōdum
Instrumental gōdegōdregōde
Plural
Nominative gōdegōdagōdegōd
Accusative gōdegōdagōdegōd
Genitive gōdragōdragōdra
Dative gōdumgōdumgōdum
Instrumental gōdumgōdumgōdum
Weak declension of god
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative gōdagōdegōde
Accusative gōdangōdangōde
Genitive gōdangōdangōdan
Dative gōdangōdangōdan
Instrumental gōdangōdangōdan
Plural
Nominative gōdangōdangōdan
Accusative gōdangōdangōdan
Genitive gōdragōdenagōdragōdenagōdragōdena
Dative gōdumgōdumgōdum
Instrumental gōdumgōdumgōdum

god2 · proper noun · masculine · alternative form

Senses

  1. alternative letter-case form of God

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of god
Singular
Nominative God
Accusative God
Genitive Godes
Dative Gode

god3 · noun · neuter

Senses

  1. good (something good or good things collectively)

    ...þæt is buh fram yfele and dō gōd.

    ...'Turn from evil, and do good.'

    late 10th century, Ælfric, "Ash-Wednesday"

  2. goods, possessions

    ...and his suna fērdon and ðēnode ǣlc ōðrum mid his gōdum on ymhwyrfte æt his hūse...

    ...and his sons went and served each other with his goods in turn at his house...

    c. 992, Ælfric, "The First Sundayin September, when Job is read"

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of god
SingularPlural
Nominative gōdgōd
Accusative gōdgōd
Genitive gōdesgōda
Dative gōdegōdum

god4 · noun · masculine/neuter

Senses

  1. god

    Gehelp urum godum and hat to þe gefeccan þisne dry Iulianum þe ure goda anlicnysse mid ealle to-brytte...

    Help our gods, and command men to bring thee this sorcerer Julianus, who hath utterly broken the images of our gods,...

    late 10th century, Ælfric, "Passion of St. Julian and his wife Basilissa"

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of god
SingularPlural
Nominative godgodugodas
Accusative godgodugodas
Genitive godesgoda
Dative godegodum

All forms (20)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *gōd, from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz.

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰutós? Proto-Germanic *gudą Proto-West Germanic *god Old English god Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *god, from Proto-Germanic *gudą. Originally neuter, then changed to masculine to reflect the change in religion to Christianity.

Descendants

gid, good, goode, gooid, gud, guid, god

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