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