gyðja

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse gyðja, from Proto-Germanic *gudjǭ.

Pronunciation

Noun

gyðja f (genitive singular gyðju, plural gyðjur)

  1. goddess

Declension

Declension of gyðja
f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gyðja gyðjan gyðjur gyðjurnar
accusative gyðju gyðjuna gyðjur gyðjurnar
dative gyðju gyðjuni gyðjum gyðjunum
genitive gyðju gyðjunnar gyðja gyðjanna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse gyðja, from Proto-Germanic *gudjǭ.

Pronunciation

Noun

gyðja f (genitive singular gyðju, nominative plural gyðjur)

  1. goddess

Declension

    Declension of gyðja
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gyðja gyðjan gyðjur gyðjurnar
accusative gyðju gyðjuna gyðjur gyðjurnar
dative gyðju gyðjunni gyðjum gyðjunum
genitive gyðju gyðjunnar gyðja gyðjanna

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gudjǭ, feminine form of masculine *gudjô, the ancestor of goði.

Noun

gyðja f (genitive gyðju, plural gyðjur)

  1. goddess
  2. priestess

Declension

  Declension of gyðja (weak jōn-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gyðja gyðjan gyðjur gyðjurnar
accusative gyðju gyðjuna gyðjur gyðjurnar
dative gyðju gyðjunni gyðjum gyðjunum
genitive gyðju gyðjunnar gyðja gyðjanna

Coordinate terms

  • goði (“pagan priest, keeper of a sanctuary”, masculine equivalent of sense 2)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: gyðja
  • Faroese: gyðja
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: gydje, gydja

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