gyðja

See also: Gyðja

Faroese

Etymology

From Old NorseCategory:Faroese terms inherited from Old Norse#GYDJACategory:Faroese terms derived from Old Norse#GYDJA gyðja, from Proto-GermanicCategory:Faroese terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#GYDJACategory:Faroese terms derived from Proto-Germanic#GYDJA *gudjǭ.

Pronunciation

Noun

gyðja f (genitive singular gyðju, plural gyðjur)Category:Faroese lemmas#GYDJACategory:Faroese nouns#GYDJACategory:Faroese entries with incorrect language header#GYDJACategory:Faroese feminine nouns#GYDJACategory:Pages with entries#GYÐJACategory:Pages with 3 entries#GYÐJA

  1. goddess

Declension

Category:fo:Religion#GYDJA

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old NorseCategory:Icelandic terms inherited from Old Norse#GYDJACategory:Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse#GYDJA gyðja, from Proto-GermanicCategory:Icelandic terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#GYDJACategory:Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Germanic#GYDJA *gudjǭ.

Pronunciation

Noun

gyðja f (genitive singular gyðju, nominative plural gyðjur)Category:Icelandic lemmas#GYDJACategory:Icelandic nouns#GYDJACategory:Icelandic entries with incorrect language header#GYDJACategory:Icelandic feminine nouns#GYDJACategory:Pages with entries#GYÐJACategory:Pages with 3 entries#GYÐJA

  1. goddess

Declension

Declension of gyðja (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
Category:is:Religion#GYDJA

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-GermanicCategory:Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#GYÐJACategory:Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Germanic#GYÐJA *gudjǭ, feminine form of masculine *gudjô, the ancestor of goði.

Pronunciation

Noun

gyðja f (genitive gyðju, plural gyðjur)Category:Old Norse lemmas#GYÐJACategory:Old Norse nouns#GYÐJACategory:Old Norse entries with incorrect language header#GYÐJACategory:Old Norse feminine nouns#GYÐJACategory:Pages with entries#GYÐJACategory:Pages with 3 entries#GYÐJA

  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
Category:Old Norse jōn-stem nouns

Coordinate terms

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

Descendants

Further reading

Category:non:Religion#GYÐJACategory:non:Germanic paganism#GYÐJA
Category:Faroese feminine nouns Category:Faroese lemmas Category:Faroese nouns Category:Faroese terms derived from Old Norse Category:Faroese terms derived from Proto-Germanic Category:Faroese terms inherited from Old Norse Category:Faroese terms inherited from Proto-Germanic Category:Faroese terms with IPA pronunciation Category:Icelandic 2-syllable words Category:Icelandic feminine nouns Category:Icelandic lemmas Category:Icelandic nouns Category:Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse Category:Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Germanic Category:Icelandic terms inherited from Old Norse Category:Icelandic terms inherited from Proto-Germanic Category:Icelandic terms with IPA pronunciation Category:Old Norse feminine nouns Category:Old Norse jōn-stem nouns Category:Old Norse lemmas Category:Old Norse nouns Category:Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Germanic Category:Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Germanic Category:Old Norse terms with IPA pronunciation Category:Pages with 3 entries Category:Pages with entries Category:Rhymes:Faroese/iːja Category:Rhymes:Icelandic/ɪðja Category:Rhymes:Icelandic/ɪðja/2 syllables Category:fo:Religion Category:is:Religion Category:non:Germanic paganism Category:non:Religion