ᚷᚢᛞᛁᛃᚨ

Proto-Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gudjô. Cognate with Old English Gydda, Gothic 𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌾𐌰 (gudja).

Noun

ᚷᚢᛞᛁᛃᚨ (gudija) m

  1. a godi; pagan priest or keeper of a sanctuary
    • c. 400, Nordhuglo stone
      ᛖᚲᚷᚢᛞᛁᛃᚨᚢᚾᚷᚨᚾᛞᛁᛉᛁᚺ
      ekgudijaungandizih
      ek gudija ungandiz (ih)
      I the godi Ungandiz [the one not afflicted by magic]

Usage notes
  • -a presumably reflects the Proto-Germanic masculine an-stem nominative singular ending *-ô. In Old Norse this ending is always reflected as -i, although one would expect **-a according to regular sound changes.

Descendants
  • Old Norse: goði
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