gyðingr

Old Norse

Alternative forms
  • gýðingr

Etymology

Probably a mix between Latin Iudaea and Old Norse Guð, adding ending -ingr. Compare gyðlingr (“descendant of a priest”) and gyðja (“priestess, goddess”).

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Noun

gyðingr m (genitive gyðings, plural gyðingar)

  1. a Jew
    • Gyðinga saga
      Verðr hann reiðr mjǫk við þessa svívirðíng ok snýr nú reiði sinni upp á Gyðinga
      He (the brother of Tholomeus) becomes very angry at this insult (his defeat in Egypt) and turns his anger against the Jews

Declension
  Declension of gyðingr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gyðingr gyðingrinn gyðingar gyðingarnir
accusative gyðing gyðinginn gyðinga gyðingana
dative gyðingi gyðinginum gyðingum gyðingunum
genitive gyðings gyðingsins gyðinga gyðinganna

Descendants
  • Icelandic: gyðingur
  • Faroese: gýðingur

References
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