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)

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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

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Welsh

Pronunciation

Verb

godi

  1. Soft mutation of codi.

Mutation

Mutated forms of codi
radical soft nasal aspirate
codi godi nghodi chodi

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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