gyðja

See also: Gyðja

Faroese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃiːja/
    Rhymes: -iːja

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
  • IPA(key): /ˈcɪðja/
    Rhymes: -ɪðja

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
    • → English: gythja
    • → Swedish: gydja
  • Faroese: gyðja
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: gydje, gydja

Further reading
  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) “guda”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 193-194
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