godord

English

Etymology

From Icelandic goðorð.

Noun

godord (plural godords)

1. (historical) The state or authority of a godi
   • 1997, “The Saga of the People of Vatnsdal”, in Andrew Wawn, transl., The Sagas of Icelanders, Penguin 2001, translation of original in Old Norse, page 248:

     Thorstein said, ‘There is one thing which I request, and that is the godord for my sons.’