gudasaga

Swedish

Etymology

From gud +‎ -a- +‎ saga. First attested in c. 1820.

Noun

gudasaga c

  1. myth (divine story)
    Synonym: myt
    • 2007, Per Beskow, “Drömmen om den rena folkstammen [The dream of the pure tribe]”, in Signum[1], number 1, archived from the original on 20 October 2025:
      De nordiska gudasagorna kommer från Island.
      The Norse myths come from Iceland.
  2. mythology (myths of a people)
    Synonym: mytologi
    • 2010 September 29, Ann-Helen Meyer von Bremen, “Kovariationer: Är Mamma Mu en himmelsk kviga eller klimatkass kossa? [Cow-variations: Is Mama Moo a heavenly heifer or an environmentally unfriendly cow?]”, in Sveriges Radio[2], archived from the original on 6 May 2025:
      [Bure är] gudarnas förfader i den nordiska gudasagan.
      Búri is the forefather of the gods in Norse mythology.

Declension

Used mostly in reference to Norse mythology.

Declension

Declension of gudasaga
nominative genitive
singular indefinite gudasaga gudasagas
definite gudasagan gudasagans
plural indefinite gudasagor gudasagors
definite gudasagorna gudasagornas

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