godord

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English

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Etymology

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From Icelandic goðorð.

Noun

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godord (plural godords)

  1. (historical) The state or authority of a godi
    • 1997, “The Saga of the People of Vatnsdal”, in Andrew Wawn, transl., The Sagas of Icelanders, Penguin 2001, translation of original in Old Norse, page 248:
      Thorstein said, ‘There is one thing which I request, and that is the godord for my sons.’