An archaic or obsolete word meaning 'god,' used in Middle English texts and historical writing.
From Old English 'god,' representing an earlier spelling or pronunciation variant. This form appears in Middle English literature before standardized spelling conventions solidified.
Looking at spellings like 'gode' shows us that English orthography was in flux for centuries—scribes hadn't agreed on how to spell common words, which is why old texts look so foreign to modern readers.
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