godi

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See also: gödi, goði, and góði

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Icelandic goði.

Pronunciation

Noun

godi (plural godis)

  1. A local chieftain in Norse society with religious and administrative duties.
    • 1997, ‘Egil's Saga’, translated by Bernard Scudder, The Sagas of Icelanders, Penguin, published 2001, page 180:
      Odd was the chieftain of Borgarfjord on the south side of Hvita then. He was the godi of the temple to which everyone living south of Skardsheidi paid tribute.
  2. (Germanic paganism) A priest of the modern Norse religion.

Coordinate terms

  • volkhv (a Slavic pagan priest)

Anagrams

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɔ.di/
  • Rhymes: -ɔdi
  • Hyphenation: gò‧di

Verb

godi

  1. inflection of godere:
    1. second-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

Welsh

Pronunciation

Verb

godi

  1. Soft mutation of codi.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
codi godi nghodi chodi
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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