Godspeed

godspeed God-speed God speed English 2022 December 31 Alternative forms en God-speed God speed godspeed good speed Etymology en ine-pro *speh₁- Univerbation of God speed, elliptical for God speed you, where en speed carries the archaic sense “help, further, cause to prosper”. Compare en God bless, en God damn. Pronunciation en /ˌɡɒdˈspiːd/ RP en /ˌɡɑdˈspid/ GA en En-us-godspeed.ogg GA en iːd 2 en God speed Interjection en literary Used, particularly at a moment of departure, to convey a wish that an individual’s forthcoming actions yield favorable outcomes; typically addressed to someone embarking on a journey or undertaking a challenging endeavor. en all the best archaic fare thee well farewell goodbye good luck II iii 184 2 3 [Citizen]. Neighbours, God ſpeed. / 1 [Citizen]. Giue you good morrovv ſir. II Honest Whore I i 80 Duke. God ſpeed father. / 1. Mad[man]. God ſpeed the Plough, thou ſhalt not ſpeed me. I Preparation for England 95 At the threshold of death, how dare I give you permission to go to England, to cross the seas? But I will not stand in your way. It is your mother's permission which really matters. If she permit you, then godspeed! Tell her I will not interfere. You will go with my blessings. en w:Scott Carpenter Godspeed, John Glenn w:USA Today https://web.archive.org/web/20210709041613/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/12/08/short-list-thursday/95136358/ McLean, Va. Gannett Co. 20 February 1962 8 December 2016 0734-7456 658972642 So all of America watched at 9:47 a.m. on Feb. 20, 1962, as [John] Glenn took off from Cape Canaveral. Scott Carpenter, backup astronaut for the mission, famously said: "Godspeed, John Glenn." en w:Peter Steinfels At commencement, a call for religious literacy w:The New York Times https://web.archive.org/web/20221126035128/https://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/12/us/12beliefs.html New York, N.Y. w:The New York Times Company 12 May 2007 0362-4331 971436363 So, class of 2007, join in. And godspeed. en Ron Benrey; Janet Benrey 14 Season of Glory Love Inspired Suspense New York, N.Y. Steeple Hill Books 2008 155 https://books.google.com/books?id=TU_DOX61zWQC&pg=PA155 978-0-373-44318-5 Thanks, Gordie. May you live long and stay well, too. Godspeed. Related terms en God bless you God forbid godsend God willing Translations used to express the wish that the outcome of a person's actions be positive for them Arabic: ar بِالتَّوْفِيق, ar فِي مَعِيَّة اللّٰه Egyptian Arabic: arz بتوفيق betaufiʔ, arz ربنا معاك rabena maʕaak Armenian: hy Աստված օգնական Bulgarian: bg на до́бър ча́с Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 一路順風 yīlùshùnfēng Czech: cs šťastnou cestu Dutch: nl ga met God, nl succes n Esperanto: eo bonan kuraĝon, eo bonŝancon Estonian: et Õnnelikku reisi Finnish: fi onnea matkaan French: fr bonne chance, fr bon courage, fr que Dieu soit avec toi/vous German: de viel Erfolg! Greek: el καλή τύχη, el καλό κατευόδιο Hebrew: he בְּהַצְלָחָה b'hatslakhá Hungarian: hu minden jót Irish: ga go soirbhí Dia dhuit Kurdish: Northern Kurdish: kmr oxira xêrê be Latvian: lv ar Dievpalīgu Lithuanian: lt Sudie Norwegian: Bokmål: nb Gud være med deg, nb lykke til Polish: pl powodzenia, pl szczęść Boże, pl z Bogiem, pl szerokiej drogi Portuguese: pt vai com Deus Russian: ru бог в по́мощь box v pómoščʹ, ru с бо́гом Spanish: es buena suerte, es andá con Dios, es ve con Dios, es vaya con Dios Swedish: sv lycka till Turkish: tr iyi yolculuklar, tr yolun açık olsun, tr hayırlı yolculuklar, tr selametle Western Armenian: hyw Աստուած օգնական See also en well-wisher Noun ~ en literary en uncountable The wishing of someone a smooth journey, or success, especially at a parting; en countable a statement expressing this. 2 John 10–11 ccc Yff there come eny vnto you and brynge not this learnynge⸝ hym receave not to houſſe: nether bid hym god ſpede. For he that biddeth hym God ſpede⸝ is part taker off his evyll dedes. 18 Then Chriſtian took his leave of his Friend, and he again bid him God ſpeed. ii 90 Ber[inthia]. Speed her vvell. / VVor[thy]. Ay, but there muſt be more than a God ſpeed, or your Charity vvon't be vvorth a farthing. I The Warnings of Experience 279 He never danced himself, and there he sat, poking his head in my face, and impressing all the beholders with the idea that he was a confirmed, acknowledged lover; my aunt looking complacently on, all the time, and wishing him God-speed. 28 [I]n the morning, as Rowland at the garden gate was giving his hostess Godspeed on her way to church, he came striding along the grassy margin of the road and out-whistling the music of the church bells. en Thon J[eanette] L[eonard]; J[oseph] B[enson] Gilder The Critic: A Literary Weekly, Critical and Eclectic New York, N.Y. The Good Literature Publishing Co. 1 November 1884 II 44 210 https://books.google.com/books?id=9H_mAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA210 1 56697365 Mr. C[harles] C[rozat] Converse's new pronoun [thon] of the singular number and common gender has met with a warm welcome from philologists and the press. The new word has received a number of godspeeds, some of which we quote. 84 Eight years before he had seen his friend off at the North Wall and wished him godspeed. en countable figuratively en archaic Chiefly in in the Godspeed of: the most important part of something, or point at which something happens; also, the last minute or last moment. 247 But a Devil came in juſt in the God-ſpeed, and told them; Gentlemen Philoſophers, (ſays he) if you vvould knovv the VVretched'ſt, and moſt contemptible thing in the VVorld; It is an Alchymiſt: III Bedloe and Prance Swore to the Plot as well as to the Murther 19 But juſt in the Godſpeed, the Plot vvas Diſcover'd. en w:Flora Thompson ‘A Bit of a Tell’ Lark Rise to Candleford: A Trilogy London w:Penguin Books 1941 1945 (1973 printing) 291 https://archive.org/details/larkrisetocandle0000thom/page/291/mode/1up 978-0-14-018850-9 I udn't mind seeing her come in when I was in the godspeed of washday, and that's saying something. Originally published in Over to Candleford (1941). en originally Ireland In back of Godspeed: a distant, remote, or unknown place. en back of beyond I Frank Gresham's First Speech 124 If I don't leave you at the back of God-speed before long, I'll give you the mare and the horse too. 278 mrs george. I have earned the right to speak. I have dared: I have gone through: I have not fallen withered into the fire: I have come at last out beyond, to the back of Godspeed. / the bishop. And what do you see there, at the back of Godspeed? Translations wishing of someone a speedy journey, or success, especially at a parting; a statement expressing this Finnish: fi onnentoivotus Polish: pl życzenie udanej podróży n Russian: ru скатертью дорога Vietnamese: vi phù hộ most important part of something, or point at which something happens Finnish: fi käännekohta, fi kohokohta Polish: pl ostatnia minuta f last minute or last moment last minute Further reading Godspeed (disambiguation) en farewells