"good-den" meaning in English

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Interjection

Forms: good den [alternative], goodden [alternative], godden [alternative], God-den [alternative], God give you good den [alternative], Godgigoden [alternative], Godigeden [alternative]
Etymology: Corruption of good e'en, for good evening. Head templates: {{en-interj}} good-den
  1. (obsolete) A salutation; "good evening". Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-good-den-en-intj-Gfqxrw8L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English greetings, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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  "forms": [
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      "tags": [
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    },
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      "tags": [
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "God-den",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "God give you good den",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Godgigoden",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Godigeden",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "good-den",
      "name": "en-interj"
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English greetings",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1598–1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, Much Adoe about Nothing. […], quarto edition, London: […] V[alentine] S[immes] for Andrew Wise, and William Aspley, published 1600, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii], signatures E2, recto – E2, verso:",
          "text": "Enter Iohn the Baſtard.\nBaſtard My lord and brother, God ſaue you.\nPrince Good den brother.\nBaſtard If your leiſure ſeru’d, I would ſpeake with you.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "A salutation; \"good evening\"."
      ],
      "id": "en-good-den-en-intj-Gfqxrw8L",
      "links": [
        [
          "salutation",
          "salutation"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) A salutation; \"good evening\"."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
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}
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  "etymology_text": "Corruption of good e'en, for good evening.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "good den",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "goodden",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "godden",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "God-den",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "God give you good den",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Godgigoden",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Godigeden",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "English greetings",
        "English interjections",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English terms with obsolete senses",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
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          "ref": "1598–1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, Much Adoe about Nothing. […], quarto edition, London: […] V[alentine] S[immes] for Andrew Wise, and William Aspley, published 1600, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii], signatures E2, recto – E2, verso:",
          "text": "Enter Iohn the Baſtard.\nBaſtard My lord and brother, God ſaue you.\nPrince Good den brother.\nBaſtard If your leiſure ſeru’d, I would ſpeake with you.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A salutation; \"good evening\"."
      ],
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        [
          "salutation",
          "salutation"
        ]
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        "(obsolete) A salutation; \"good evening\"."
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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