ᚷᚢᛞᛁᛃᚨ
Proto-Norse edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *gudjô. Cognate with Old English Gydda, Gothic 𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌾𐌰 (gudja).
Noun edit
ᚷᚢᛞᛁᛃᚨ (gudija) m
- 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]
- c. 400, Nordhuglo stone
Usage notes edit
- -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 edit
- Old Norse: goði