Godi

//ˈɡəʊdi// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A local chieftain in Norse societies, who held religious and administrative duties. historical

    "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. 2
    A priest of the modern Norse religion. Germanic

    "Coordinate term: gythja (priestess)"

Synonyms

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high priest

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"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."

Etymology

From Icelandic goði.

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