*gudjô
Runic: ᚷᚢᛞᛃᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈɣuð.jɔːː/noun · masculine · an-stem
Meanings
one who invokes; a (pagan) priest (responsible for sacrifices and temple custodian)
Etymology
From *gudą (‘god; deity’) + *-jô. May also be an agent noun to *geutaną (‘to pour’), with influence on the consonant from *gudą.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | gudjô | gudjaniz |
| Acc. | gudjanų | gudjanunz |
| Gen. | gudjiniz | gudjanǫ̂ |
| Dat. | gudjini | gudjammaz |
| Inst. | gudjinē | gudjammiz |
| Voc. | gudjô | gudjaniz |
Descendants
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*guddjō (Proto-West Germanic)
- Gydda (Old English)
- goting (Old High German)
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ᚷᚢᛞᛁᛃᚨ (gudija) (Proto-Norse)
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goði (Old Norse)
- gode (Danish)
- godi, gothi (English)
- goði (Faroese)
- goði (Icelandic)
- gode (Norwegian)
- gode (Swedish)
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goði (Old Norse)
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ᚷᚢᛞᛁᛃᚨ (gudija) (Proto-Norse)
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*ᚷᚢᛞᛃᛟ (*gudjo) (Proto-Norse)
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gyðja (Old Norse)
- gydje (Danish)
- gythja (English)
- gydje (Norwegian)
- gydja (Swedish)
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gyðja (Old Norse)
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*ᚷᚢᛞᛃᛟ (*gudjo) (Proto-Norse)
- 𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌾𐌰 (gudja) (Gothic)