# gode
## Danish
### Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɡ̊oːðə], [ˈɡ̊oːo]

#### Adjective

gode
* definite singular of god
* plural of god

### Etymology 2

From Old Norse góði m, from the adjective góðr (“good”). Compare, with a different suffix, German Güte.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɡ̊oːðə]

#### Noun

gode n (singular definite godet, plural indefinite goder)
* advantage, blessing, boon

##### Declension
#### Further reading

* “gode,1” in Den Danske Ordbog
* “gode,2” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

### Etymology 3

From Old Norse goði, from Proto-Germanic *gudô, a variant of *gudjô, which is the source of Proto-Norse ᚷᚢᛞᛁᛃᚨ (gudija) and Gothic 𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌾𐌰 (gudja, “priest”). Both words are derived from the noun *gudą (“god”) (Danish gud).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɡ̊oːðə]

#### Noun

gode c (singular definite goden, plural indefinite goder)
* (religion) godi (a priest in pre-Christian Scandinavia and in Nordic Neopaganism)

##### Further reading

* “gode,2” in Den Danske Ordbog
* “gode,1” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

## French
### Etymology

Clipping of godemiché.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡɔd/
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* Audio (Canada):(file)

### Noun

gode m (plural godes)
* (slang) dildo

#### Derived terms

* gode-ceinture

### Further reading

* “gode”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

### Anagrams

* doge

## Italian
### Verb

gode
* third-person singular present indicative of godere

### Anagrams

* dego, doge

## Ladin
### Verb

gode
* first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of goder
* third-person singular and plural present subjunctive of goder

## Middle English
### Etymology 1

From the inflected forms of Old English gād, from Proto-West Germanic *gaidu, from Proto-Germanic *gaidō.

#### Alternative forms

* goode, goude, gwode (all late)

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɡɔːd(ə)/

#### Noun

gode (plural godes)
* goad

##### Descendants

* English: goad
* Scots: gad, gade, gaid

##### References

* “gōde, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

### Etymology 2
#### Adjective

gode
* weak singular and strong/weak plural of good
* Alternative form of good

## Norman
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Noun

gode f (plural godes)
* (Jersey) shearwater

#### Derived terms

* gode à rouoge bé

## North Moluccan Malay
### Etymology

Probably from Ternate gode (“fat”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɡo.de/

### Verb

gode
* (stative) to be fat

#### References

* Betty Litamahuputty (2012) Ternate Malay: Grammar and Texts

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology 1

From Old Norse góði, from góðr (“good”).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɡuːdə/

#### Noun

gode n (definite singular godet, indefinite plural goder, definite plural goda or godene)
* a benefit, blessing, boon
* a good, good thing

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡuːə/, (seldom) /ɡuːdə/

#### Adjective

gode
* definite singular and plural of god

### Etymology 3

From Old Norse goði, from goð (“god”).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡoːdə/

#### Noun

gode m (definite singular goden, indefinite plural goder, definite plural godene)
* (Norse history) godi, leader of a Thing

### References

* “gode” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
* “gode_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
* “gode_3” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology 1

From Old Norse goði, a male form of gyðja; from Proto-Germanic *gudjô (“priest”).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /²ɡoːə/

#### Noun

gode m (definite singular goden, indefinite plural godar, definite plural godane)
* (Germanic paganism) a priest
* (historical) godi, a local chieftain on Iceland

##### Related terms

* gud (“god”)
* gydje (“goddess”)

### Etymology 2

From Old Norse góði, from góðr.

#### Noun

gode n (definite singular godet, indefinite plural gode, definite plural goda)
* a benefit, blessing, boon
* a good, good thing

### Etymology 3
#### Adjective

gode
* definite singular and plural of god

### References

* “gode” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Old English
### Noun

gode
* dative singular of god

## Serbo-Croatian
### Noun

gode (Cyrillic spelling годе)
* vocative singular of god

## Swedish
### Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Adjective

gode
* definite natural masculine singular of god

### Etymology 2

From Old Norse goði, a male form of gyðja; from Proto-Germanic *gudjô (“priest”).

#### Noun

gode c
* (Germanic paganism) a priest
* (historical) godi (local chieftain on Iceland)

##### Related terms

* gud (“god”)
* gydja

### References

* gode in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

## West Makian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɡo.d̪e/

### Verb

gode
* (stative) to be thick
* (stative, of people) to be fat

#### Conjugation
### References

* Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics