Reconstruction:Old English/gydda
Old English
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editNoun
edit*gydda m
Declension
editDeclension of *gydda (weak)
Related terms
editDescendants
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