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godis

godis is the plural of godi.

Meaning of godi

Noun

godi (plural godis or godar)

  1. (historical) A local chieftain in Norse societies, who held religious and administrative duties.
    • 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.1997, ‘Egil's Saga’, translated by Bernard Scudder, The Sagas of Icelanders, Penguin, published 2001, page 180
  2. (Germanic) A priest of the modern Norse religion.
    • Coordinate term: gythja (priestess)

Questions about godis

What is godis the plural of?
Godis is the plural of godi.

Words near godis in the dictionary

  1. Godinhos
  2. Godino
  3. Godinos
  4. Godins
  5. Godinton
  6. godis
  7. godite
  8. godites
  9. Godiva
  10. godkid
  11. godkids

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