Gott hab sie selig

German

Alternative forms

  • Gott habe sie selig (less common spelling; rare pronunciation)
  • selig (abbreviation)

Etymology

Literally: “God have her/them in happiness”, that is: “grant her/them heaven”.

Phrase

Gott hab sie selig

  1. (Christianity) God rest her soul; God have mercy on her soul (blessing used when mentioning a beloved deceased female person)
  2. (Christianity) God rest their souls; God have mercy on their souls (blessing used when mentioning several beloved deceased people)

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