"God" meaning in Old English

See God in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ɡod/
Etymology: See god. Etymology templates: {{m|ang|god}} god Head templates: {{head|ang|proper nouns|g=m|g2=|g3=|g4=|g5=|head=|sort=}} God m, {{ang-proper noun|m}} God m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-m|God|num=sg}}, {{ang-decl-noun|God|Godas|God|Godas|Godes|Goda|Gode|Godum|num=sg|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: strong [table-tags], God [nominative, singular], - [nominative, plural], God [accusative, singular], - [accusative, plural], Godes [genitive, singular], - [genitive, plural], Gode [dative, singular], - [dative, plural]
  1. God Tags: masculine Derived forms: Gode þanc, God helpe sumes mannes, God wāt, mid Godes ġiefe
    Sense id: en-God-ang-name-nFRNlrDI Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for God meaning in Old English (2.6kB)

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          "word": "God helpe sumes mannes"
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