gudasaga
Swedish
Etymology
From gud + -a- + saga. First attested in c. 1820.
Noun
gudasaga c
- 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.
- 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
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | gudasaga | gudasagas |
| definite | gudasagan | gudasagans | |
| plural | indefinite | gudasagor | gudasagors |
| definite | gudasagorna | gudasagornas |
References
- gudasaga in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- gudasaga in Walter E. Harlock, Svensk-engelsk ordbok : skolupplaga (1964)