gudskelov

Danish

Etymology

Contraction of Gud ske lov (“[may] praise be to God”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈɡ̊usɡ̊əˈlɒw], [ˈɡ̊uðsɡ̊əˈlɒw]

Adverb

gudskelov or gud ske lov

  1. thank God, thankfully, luckily

Synonyms

Interjection

gudskelov

  1. thank God

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Contraction of Gud ske lov (“[may] praise be to God”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk gudskjelov.

Adverb

gudskelov (not comparable)

  1. thank goodness, thankfully, luckily
    Gudskelov att du är här!
    Thank goodness you're here!
    Måsen åt gudskelov bara upp en av mackorna
    The gull thankfully only ate one of the sandwiches

References
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