Gonscht
Luxembourgish
FWOTD – 23 December 2016
Etymology
From Old High German unst, from Proto-Germanic *undiz. Cognate with German Gunst, Dutch gunst, Swedish ynnest.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡonʃt/, [ɡon(t)ʃt]
Noun
Gonscht f (uncountable)
- favor, goodwill, approval
- Luxembourgish translation of Matthew 3:17:
- An eng Stëmm aus dem Himmel sot: "Dat hei ass mäi Jong, an ech hunn hie gär; hie steet a menger Gonscht!"
- And a voice from Heaven said: "Here is my Son, and I love him; he stands in my favor!"
- An eng Stëmm aus dem Himmel sot: "Dat hei ass mäi Jong, an ech hunn hie gär; hie steet a menger Gonscht!"
- Luxembourgish translation of Matthew 3:17:
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