guð.
God (of monotheistic religions)
Meaning & usage
God (of monotheistic religions)
þakka guði fyrir að
reiði guðs
god, deity (of polytheistic religions)
Where this word comes from
From Old Norse guð m (i-stem, sometimes a-stem) or n (a-stem), from Proto-Germanic *gudą n. Doublet of goð n (“pagan god”), which shows the effect of a-mutation, while guð doesn't. The /v/ present in the pronunciation is a remnant of a 16th century sound change in Northwestern Iceland where a /v/ was inserted in words beginning with /k/ or /ɡ/ followed by /u/ or /o/. This pronunciation eventually disappeared but was preserved in the word guð (and its derivations) and subsequently spread to the rest of the country.
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