"vergelt's Gott" meaning in German

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Interjection

Forms: vergelt’s Gott [canonical]
Etymology: Literally, “may God requite it”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|may God requite it}} “may God requite it”, {{lit|may God requite it}} Literally, “may God requite it” Head templates: {{head|de|interjection|head=vergelt’s Gott}} vergelt’s Gott
  1. (religion, chiefly Christianity, especially Roman Catholicism) God bless you for it; may God reward you for it Tags: especially Categories (topical): Christianity, Religion, Roman Catholicism
    Sense id: en-vergelt's_Gott-de-intj--WZP~z9P Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Topics: Catholicism, Christianity, Roman-Catholicism, lifestyle, religion
  2. (regional, Southern Germany, Austria) thank you Tags: Austria, Southern-Germany, regional
    Sense id: en-vergelt's_Gott-de-intj-hENH5U8A Categories (other): Austrian German, Regional German, Southern German

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