godi

See also: gödi, goði, and góði

English

Alternative forms

• gothi

Etymology

From Icelandic goði.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡəʊdi/

Noun

godi (plural godis)

1. A local chieftain in Iceland with religious and administrative duties.
   • 1997, ‘Egil's Saga’, tr. Bernard Scudder, The Sagas of Icelanders, Penguin 2001, p. 180:

     Odd was the chieftain of Borgarfjord on the south side of Hvita then. He was the godi of the temple to which everyone living south of Skardsheidi paid tribute.

2. (Germanic paganism) A priest of the modern Norse religion.

Related terms

• godord
• gythja (a female priest)

Anagrams

• DIGO, Digo, Doig, dogi

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Italian

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔdi

Verb

godi

1. second-person singular present indicative of godere
2. second-person singular imperative of godere

Anagrams

• dogi