"Gud ske lov" meaning in All languages combined

See Gud ske lov on Wiktionary

Adverb [Swedish]

Etymology: Literally, “praise be to God”. First attested in 1561. Etymology templates: {{yesno||l|L}} L, {{m-g|praise be to God}} “praise be to God”, {{lit|praise be to God}} Literally, “praise be to God”, {{etydate|1561}} First attested in 1561 Head templates: {{head|sv|adv}} Gud ske lov
  1. (proscribed) alternative form of gudskelov (“thank goodness, thankfully, luckily”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, proscribed Alternative form of: gudskelov (extra: thank goodness, thankfully, luckily)
    Sense id: en-Gud_ske_lov-sv-adv-KZufN7l~

Interjection [Swedish]

Forms: Gud ske lov ! [canonical]
Etymology: Literally, “praise be to God”. First attested in 1561. Etymology templates: {{yesno||l|L}} L, {{m-g|praise be to God}} “praise be to God”, {{lit|praise be to God}} Literally, “praise be to God”, {{etydate|1561}} First attested in 1561 Head templates: {{head|sv|interjection|head=!}} Gud ske lov!
  1. (religion) praise be to God!, thank God! (used to express gratitude or relief)
    Sense id: en-Gud_ske_lov-sv-intj-bn5LRJSd Categories (other): Religion, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 99 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 99 Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 1 99 Topics: lifestyle, religion
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