haiþin

Old Gutnish

Etymology

Cognate with Old Norse heiðinn.

Adjective

haiþin

  1. heathen, non-Christian
    Antonym: kristin
    • c. 1220, Guta lag 4:
      Engin má haita á hwatki á hult eþa hauga eþa haiþin guþ, hwatki á wí eþa staf-garþa.
      Nobody may in any way call upon groves or mounds, or heathen gods; nor in any way upon sanctuaries or enclosures.
  • haiþna (“heathendom”)
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