Reconstruction:Old English/gydda

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Old English edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-West Germanic *guddjō, from Proto-Germanic *gudjô (invoker, pagan priest). Cognate with Proto-Norse ᚷᚢᛞᛁᛃᚨ (gudija), Old Norse goði, Gothic 𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌾𐌰 (gudja, priest). Appears in the historical record as the personal name Gyddingas.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

*gydda m

  1. priest

Declension edit

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Old English: *Gydda (personal name)
  • >? Old English: gydda (black-tailed godwit)