gudslån

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• gudslaan (archaic spelling)

Etymology

Literally, “a loan from God”. Compare Swedish gudslån and Norwegian Nynorsk guds lån.

Noun

gudslån n

1. (figurative) food (especially bread)
2. gift from the gods

References

• “gudslån” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Swedish

Alternative forms

• Guds lån, gusslån
• Gudz låhn (archaic spelling)

Etymology

Gud +‎ lån. Literally, “a loan from God”. Compare Norwegian Bokmål gudslån and Norwegian Nynorsk guds lån.

Noun

gudslån n

1. (figurative) food (especially bread)
2. gift from the gods

Declension

Declension of gudslån

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	gudslån	gudslåns
	definite	gudslånet	gudslånets
plural	indefinite	gudslån	gudslåns
	definite	gudslånen	gudslånens

References

• gudslån in Svensk ordbok.