goði

See also: góði and godi

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse goði.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /koːjɪ/
  • Rhymes: -oːjɪ

Noun

goði m (genitive singular goða, plural goðar)

  1. (historical) godi, an alternate title for a jarl

Declension
Declension of goði
m1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative goði goðin goðar goðarnir
accusative goða goðan goðar goðarnar
dative goða goðanum goðum goðunum
genitive goða goðans goða goðanna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse goði.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔːðɪ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔːðɪ

Noun

goði m (genitive singular goða, nominative plural goðar)

  1. (historical) godi, an alternate title for a jarl, invoker or invokee, chief of a þing

Declension
declension of goði
m-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative goði goðinn goðar goðarnir
accusative goða goðann goða goðana
dative goða goðanum goðum goðunum
genitive goða goðans goða goðanna

Old Norse

Etymology

From a form similar to Proto-Germanic *gudjô. Compare Proto-Norse ᚷᚢᛞᛁᛃᚨ (gudija), Gothic 𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌾𐌰 (gudja, “priest”).

Noun

goði m (genitive goða, plural goðar)

  1. godi, an alternate title for a jarl, invoker or invokee, chief of a þing

Declension
  Declension of goði (weak an-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative goði goðinn goðar goðarnir
accusative goða goðann goða goðana
dative goða goðanum goðum goðunum
genitive goða goðans goða goðanna

Coordinate terms

Descendants
  • Icelandic: goði
  • Faroese: goði
  • Norwegian: gode
  • Danish: gode
  • → English: godi, gothi
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