gude
adjective
good.
gude
1 American
[gy d]
/ güd /
adjective
Scot. and North England.
Gude
2
American
[gy d]
/ güd /
noun
Scot. and North England.
Example Sentences
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A gude frash harring is a varry gude thing, espashally whan she's frash.
From Time Magazine Archive
My garters are o' the gude black iron, And O but they be cold; My breast-plate's o' the sturdy steel, Instead of beaten gold.
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume IV by Various
L. also has no expression for "mak gude watch," but reads, "Si avis evaserit e cavea autsine compare, velut turtur, ego remanebo sola ut lamenter absentiam tuam quamlibet brevem."
From Mary Queen of Scots 1542-1587 by Various
"To be sure we are! and gratefu', besides, to the Giver o' a' gude."
From The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion by Turnbull, Robert
"Our bits o' paper are as gude as hers."
From A Drake by George! by Trevena, John
Cheri Yecke, 71, read the series to daughters Anastasia Gude, 49, and Tiffany Brooks, 47, before they could read, then volunteered for bedtime-story duty with her granddaughter Bridget Brooks, now 10.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
“Less forward guidance means more optionality for the Fed but likely more volatility in future rate path pricing,” notes BNY Investments Newton Head of Fixed Income Ella Gude.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
Police officials wrote back to Gude in 2024 that an investigation had been opened.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2026
Ella Gude, head of fixed income at BNY Investments Newton, said bond traders could be bracing for higher consumer prices, even as yields have come off their highs.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 15, 2026
An' then, Gude preserve us a'! they could hear Keilly himself, as if he were dictating to his clerk.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 7 by Various
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