guds lån

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Literally, “a loan from God”. Compare Swedish and Norwegian Bokmål gudslån.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡʉːdsloːn/, /ɡʉsːloːn/

Noun

guds lån n

  1. (figurative) food (especially bread)
  2. (fisherman sociolect, avoidance speech) bread
  3. gift from the gods
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