Definition
A Scots exclamation meaning 'for God's sake' or used as an oath; also spelled 'guidesake'.
Etymology
From Scots gude (god) + sake (cause, purpose, as in 'for the sake of'). This is a direct Scots equivalent to English 'for God's sake' using the dialectal form of god.
Kelly Says
Gudesake is a linguistic time capsule—it shows how Scots speakers pronounced 'god' and used it in oaths centuries before standard English largely dropped this oath from polite speech.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
新年 ሰላም
sin-yaan se-lam
ARالعربية
تمنيات طيبة
tamaniyat tayyiba
BNবাংলা
সুখী নববর্ষ
sukhhee nobborsho
CACatalà
bons desitjos
bohn deh-see-hohss
CSČeština
klidné Vánoce
klid-neh vah-no-ce
DADansk
godt nytår
goht nyt-aar
DEDeutsch
Gute Wünsche
goo-teh voo-nsh-eh
ELΕλληνικά
Χρόνια πολλά
Hronia polla
ESEspañol
buenos deseos
bway-nos deh-say-ros
FAفارسی
سال نو مبارک
sal no mobarak
FISuomi
hyvää uutta vuotta
hvee-vaa oo-taa vah-ta
FRFrançais
bons vœux
bohn veh
GUGU
સુખી નવું વર્ષ
sukh-ee no-oo var-sh
HEעברית
שנה טובה
shana tova
HIहिन्दी
शुभकामनाएं
shubh-ka-ma-na-yen
HUMagyar
Boldog új évet
Boldog o-y eh-vet
IDBahasa Indonesia
selamat tahun baru
se-la-mat ta-hun ba-ru
ITItaliano
buoni auguri
bwo-nee ow-ree-gee
JA日本語
良いお年を
yoi o-toshi wo
KKKK
Жақсы жыл
zhaqsy jil
KMKM
ឆ្ន៎ ឆ្ន៎ ឆ្ន៎
chhn chhn chhn
KO한국어
좋은 새해를
jo-eun sa-hae-reul
MRMR
शुभ नववर्ष
shubh nav-varsh
MSBahasa Melayu
Selamat Tahun Baru
se-la-mat ta-hun ba-ru
MYမြန်မာ
ကျေးဇူးတင်ပါတယ်
kyee zu tan ba de
NLNederlands
goede wensen
goh-deh veh-shen
NONorsk
godt nyttår
goht nyt-aar
PLPolski
życzeń dobrych
zhi-chen do-bree-kh
PTPortuguês
bons votos
bohnz vo-tohz
RORomână
fericite de Anul Nou
feh-ri-chi-teh deh a-nul noou
RUРусский
хороших пожеланий
khoroshih pozhelaniy
SVSvenska
gott nytt år
got nytt aar
SWKiswahili
Heri ya Julai
he-ri ya joo-lai
TAதமிழ்
புது வருட வாழ்த்துக்கள்
puda varud vaazhthu-kkal
TEతెలుగు
శుభాకాంక్షలు
shubhaakankshalu
THไทย
สุขสันต์วันขึ้นปีใหม่
suk san wan khun pee mai
TLTL
Maligayang Bagong Taon
ma-li-ga-yang ba-go-ng ta-on
TRTürkçe
iyi dilekler
yee dee-leh-ler
UKУкраїнська
З Новим Роком!
Z novyym rokom!
URاردو
خوش سال
khush saal
VITiếng Việt
chúc mừng năm mới
chuc mung nam moi