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Literally, “a loan from God”. Compare Swedish and Norwegian Bokmål gudslån.
- IPA(key): /ɡʉːdsloːn/, /ɡʉsːloːn/
guds lån n
- (figurative) food (especially bread)
- (fisherman sociolect, avoidance speech) bread
- gift from the gods