Gutnish

Gut·nish
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UK/ˈɡuːt.nɪʃ/US/ˈɡut.nɪʃ/

proper noun

The native language of the island of Gotland in present-day Sweden, used both as a spoken and written language until late medieval times.

Scrabble 11

Meanings

proper noun
  1. The native language of the island of Gotland in present-day Sweden, used both as a spoken and written language until late medieval times.

    Synonyms: Gutamal, Gutnic

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThe native language of the island of Gotland in present-day Sweden, used both as a spoken and written language until late medieval times.

Also see

Origin

  1. Swedishgotländsk“from Gotland”
  2. EnglishGutnish

From Swedish gotländsk (“from Gotland”). Equivalent to Got(land) + -ish.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Irish Gotlainnis
  • Gotlainnislanguage
Norwegian Bokmål Gutnisk
  • Gutnisklanguage
Spanish Gotlandés
  • Gotlandéslanguage
Swedish gutniska
  • gutniskalanguage

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

Gutnish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gutnish

MLA

“Gutnish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gutnish. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gutnish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gutnish.

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