2006-09-07 13:40:57 · 20 answers · asked by Melissa C 5 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
The term is used in Lutheran masses and prayers, and even though I am Catholic, it resonates with me. I believe it refers to something along the lines of may God's speed be with you, in other words, may things work out well for you and may God answer your prayers swiftly.
I use it for several reasons, ranging from my father being Lutheran originally, to the Dixie Chicks song by the same name, to my past days as a race car driver. Godspeed has a nice ring to it for me, and I like to think it is my way of saying may God watch over you, and answer your needs swiftly.
2006-09-07 15:24:00 · answer #1 · answered by But why is the rum always gone? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
God speed the plough, 'a wish for success or prosperity,' was originally a phrase in a 15th-century song sung by ploughmen on Plough Monday, the first Monday after Twelfth Day, which is the end of the Christmas holidays, when farm laborers returned to the plough. On this day ploughmen customarily went from door to door dressed in white and drawing a plough, soliciting 'plough money' to spend in celebration. "Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins" by Robert Hendrickson (Facts on File, New York, 1997).
2006-09-07 20:47:53 · answer #2 · answered by leoan_rasan 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Really, really, REALLY fast. GOD speed! LOL... kidding.
It means good fortune, or good luck - mostly when someone is starting out on a journey (literally). The literal translation is God Spede - may God prosper you. So, basically to have God's blessings and guidance on your journey.
2006-09-07 20:46:21 · answer #3 · answered by Jewelz_4_U 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Friar Tuck: "Robin...Maid Marion's life hangs in the balance, hie thee hence and pluck it from the precifice!"
Robin: Sure thing.
Friar Tuck: "oh..and Robin..."
Robin: "Yes, my rotund friend...?
Friar Tuck: "Godspeed be with you!!!"
2006-09-07 23:40:19 · answer #4 · answered by LaBrat 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Level of speed above warp speed
2006-09-07 20:44:13 · answer #5 · answered by kokubenji 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's like light speed but x4 for gods Or maybe it's "God's been smokin' some of that high in the sky pie weed" but concatenated.
2006-09-07 20:42:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
the speed of a prayer to gods ear and back to the person prayed for
2006-09-07 20:48:26 · answer #7 · answered by eve 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It means go with the speed of God, or very fast.
2006-09-07 22:02:12 · answer #8 · answered by Darqblade 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
May God speed you on your journey.
2006-09-07 20:54:04 · answer #9 · answered by Thorbjorn 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It means go with god
2006-09-07 20:44:12 · answer #10 · answered by jsweit8573 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋