Gog

See also: gog and gőg

English

Etymology 1

From Biblical Hebrew גּוֹג‎ (Gōg)

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

From Welsh Gog.

Noun

Gog (plural Gogs)

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

Anagrams

• GGO, Ogg

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Welsh

Etymology

Clipping of gogleddwr (“northerner”) or Clipping of gogledd (“north”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɔɡ/

Noun

Gog m or f (plural Gogs, not mutable)

1. (colloquial) a person from North Wales

   Gog yw ei wraig e.

   His wife is a North Walian.

2. (colloquial) North Walian dialect of the Welsh language

   Sa i'n siarad Gog.

   I don't speak North Walian Welsh.

Antonyms

• hwntw (“South Walian”)

Mutation

The word Gog is not normally mutated.

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present) , “Gog”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies