gauð

See also: gaud and Gäud

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse *gauð (attested as Old Norse gauð f), from Proto-Germanic *gauþą (“barking, jest”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /køyːð/
  • Rhymes: -øyːð

Noun

gauð n (genitive singular gauðs, nominative plural gauð)

  1. barking
  2. weakling, wimp, milksop
    Synonyms: rola, aumingi

Declension

Declension of gauð (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gauð gauðið gauð gauðin
accusative gauð gauðið gauð gauðin
dative gauði gauðinu gauðum gauðunum
genitive gauðs gauðsins gauða gauðanna
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