What does góður in Icelandic mean?

What is the meaning of the word góður in Icelandic? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use góður in Icelandic.

The word góður in Icelandic means good, kind, fine. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word góður

good

adjective (acting in the interest of good; ethical good intentions)

Hann er góður í að líkja eftir írskum hreim.

He is good at imitating her Irish accent.

kind

adjective (affectionate, nice)

Herra Yamada var svo góður að keyra mig heim.

Mr Yamada was kind enough to drive me home.

fine

adjective

Heilbrigð forvitni er sannarlega góður eiginleiki.

A healthy curiosity is truly a fine thing.

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En þá fara fram forsetakosningar og góður maður sigrar.

But an election is held; a good man wins.

(Hebreabréfið 13:7) Sem betur fer ríkir góður samstarfsandi í flestum söfnuðum og það er ánægjulegt fyrir öldungana að vinna með þeim.

(Hebrews 13:7) Happily, most congregations have a fine, cooperative spirit, and it is a joy for elders to work with them.

Þetta er góður listi

It' s a good list

Góður, heitur bakstur

Good poultice

John er góður í skák.

John is good at chess.

Hversu fallegt sem þú ert, hversu góður þú lykt og fallegur varir og augu og.. fullkominn, þú ert fullkominn.

How beautiful you are, how good you smell and beautiful lips and eyes and.. perfect, you are perfect.

Enn, auðvitað, þorði ég aldrei að yfirgefa herbergi fyrir augnablik, því að ég var ekki viss þegar hann gæti komið, og billet var svo góður, og hentar mér svo vel, að ég myndi ekki hætta að tap af því.

Still, of course, I never dared to leave the room for an instant, for I was not sure when he might come, and the billet was such a good one, and suited me so well, that I would not risk the loss of it.

(Sálmur 32:5; 103:3) Davíð treysti fullkomlega að Jehóva vildi miskunna iðrunarfullum mönnum og sagði: „Þú, [Jehóva], ert góður og fús til að fyrirgefa.“ — Sálmur 86:5.

(Psalm 32:5; 103:3) With full faith in Jehovah’s willingness to extend mercy to repentant ones, David said: “You, O Jehovah, are good and ready to forgive.”—Psalm 86:5.

Þetta er góður strákur, Haraldur Já, einmitt.

He's a good boy, Harald yes, exactly

Gengið var fylktu liði með einn af skólakennurum mínum — sem var góður maður — um göturnar eins og ótíndan glæpamann.

One of my schoolteachers —a good man— was paraded around as if he were a criminal.

Guð minn góður.

God Almighty.

(Rómverjabréfið 7:7-14) Lögmálið var góður tyftari.

(Romans 7:7-14) The Law was a good tutor.

Hún giftist Ísraelsmanni og eignaðist soninn Bóas sem reyndist einstaklega góður þjónn Guðs. — Jós.

She married an Israelite and raised her son, Boaz, to be an outstanding man of God. —Josh.

Þú ert góður strákur.

You're a good kid, Jeffrey.

Ég er góður mannþekkjari

I' m usually not wrong about people

Góður strákur.

Good boy.

Mósebók 14:17-24) Abraham var sannarlega góður vottur!

(Genesis 14:17-24) What a fine witness Abraham was!

„Góður maður ber gott fram úr góðum sjóði hjarta síns,“ sagði Jesús, „en vondur maður ber vont fram úr vondum sjóði. Af gnægð hjartans mælir munnur hans.“

“A good man brings forth good out of the good treasure of his heart,” Jesus reasoned, “but a wicked man brings forth what is wicked out of his wicked treasure; for out of the heart’s abundance his mouth speaks.”

Góður staður til að prófa nýju byssuna

A likely spot to try that new gun

Hún er ekki góður kokkur.

She's not a good cook.

„Þjónn Drottins á ekki að eiga í ófriði,“ áminnti Páll síðar, „heldur á hann að vera ljúfur við alla, góður fræðari, þolinn í þrautum, hógvær er hann agar þá, sem skipast í móti.“

“A slave of the Lord does not need to fight,” Paul later admonished, “but needs to be gentle toward all, qualified to teach, keeping himself restrained under evil, instructing with mildness those not favorably disposed.”

Það nísti hjarta mitt að sjá elsku konuna mína, sem var góður þýðandi, berjast við að finna réttu orðin.

I felt cut to the heart when my dear wife, who was a skillful translator, struggled to find her words.

Þetta gerði ég vegna þess að mér fannst ég ekki geta treyst því að vinir vina minna væru góður félagsskapur fyrir mig.

I did this because I didn’t know for certain whether the friends of my friends were OK for me to associate with.

" Tha ́á'mér eru góður hluti eins, " sagði hann sagði.

" Tha'an'me are a good bit alike, " he said.

Jefta var góður maður og notaði hvert tækifæri til að kenna dóttur sinni að elska Jehóva.

Jephthah was a good man and spent a lot of time teaching his daughter about Jehovah.

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