Gog

See also: gog and gőg

English

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Gog

  1. Gog of Magog, a figure mentioned in the Hebrew Bible in Ezekiel 38 and 39, and identified by many with Satan. (See the writings of the Apostle John in Revelation 20:8.)
  2. (historical) Replacement for the word God when swearing, forming vulgar minced oaths originating in the 14th century: by Gog's wounds, Gog's bread...

Etymology 2

Noun

Gog (plural Gogs)

  1. (Britain, slang) A person from north Wales.

Anagrams

Welsh

Etymology

Likely a clipping of gogleddwr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡɔɡ/

Noun

Gog m, f (plural {{{2}}})

  1. (colloquial) a person from North Wales

Antonyms

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
Gog Og Ngog unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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