Reconstruction:Old English/gydda

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Old English

Etymology

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

Noun

*gydda m

  1. priest

Declension

Weak:

singular plural
nominative *gydda *gyddan
accusative *gyddan *gyddan
genitive *gyddan *gyddena
dative *gyddan *gyddum

Descendants

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