Gyðja

Old Norse Dictionary - gyðja

Meaning of Old Norse word "gyðja" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

gyðja Old Norse word can mean:

gyðja: u, f.

gyðja: 1. [goð], a goddess, Edda passim.

gyðja: 2. [goði], a priestess, Hdl. 12, Yngl. ch. 7; þá kreppi goð gyðju, Kristni S. (in a verse): in nicknames, Þuríðr gyðja, Th. the priestess, Landn.; Þorlaug gyðja, Landn. 64: in compds, blót-gyðja, hof-g., a temple priestess.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᚦᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

m.: masculine.

ch.: chapter.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Hdl.: Hyndlu-ljóð. (A. II.)

Kristni S.: Kristni Saga. (D. I. III.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Th.: Theophilus. (F. III.)

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