"gyðja" meaning in Old Norse

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Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *gudjǭ, feminine form of masculine *gudjô, the ancestor of goði. Etymology templates: {{inh|non|gem-pro|*gudjǭ}} Proto-Germanic *gudjǭ, {{m|gem-pro|*gudjô}} *gudjô, {{m|non|goði}} goði Head templates: {{head|non|nouns|g=f|g2=|head=|sort=|tr=}} gyðja f, {{non-noun|f|gyðju|gyðjur}} gyðja f (genitive gyðju, plural gyðjur) Inflection templates: {{non-decl-f-jon|gyð}}, {{non-decl-blank-full|apd=gyðjurnar|api=gyðjur|asd=gyðjuna|asi=gyðju|dpd=gyðjunum|dpi=gyðjum|dsd=gyðjunni|dsi=gyðju|g=feminine|gpd=gyðjanna|gpi=gyðja|gsd=gyðjunnar|gsi=gyðju|notes=|npd=gyðjurnar|npi=gyðjur|nsd=gyðjan|nsi=gyðja|stem=weak jōn-stem|title=gyðja}}, {{non-decl-cell|gyðja|nsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|gyðjan|nsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|gyðjur|npi}}, {{non-decl-cell|gyðjurnar|npd}}, {{non-decl-cell|gyðju|asi}}, {{non-decl-cell|gyðjuna|asd}}, {{non-decl-cell|gyðjur|api}}, {{non-decl-cell|gyðjurnar|apd}}, {{non-decl-cell|gyðju|dsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|gyðjunni|dsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|gyðjum|dpi}}, {{non-decl-cell|gyðjunum|dpd}}, {{non-decl-cell|gyðju|gsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|gyðjunnar|gsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|gyðja|gpi}}, {{non-decl-cell|gyðjanna|gpd}} Forms: gyðju [genitive], gyðjur [plural], weak [table-tags], gyðja [indefinite, nominative, singular], gyðjan [definite, nominative, singular], gyðjur [indefinite, nominative, plural], gyðjurnar [definite, nominative, plural], gyðju [accusative, indefinite, singular], gyðjuna [accusative, definite, singular], gyðjur [accusative, indefinite, plural], gyðjurnar [accusative, definite, plural], gyðju [dative, indefinite, singular], gyðjunni [dative, definite, singular], gyðjum [dative, indefinite, plural], gyðjunum [dative, definite, plural], gyðju [genitive, indefinite, singular], gyðjunnar [definite, genitive, singular], gyðja [genitive, indefinite, plural], gyðjanna [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. goddess Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Germanic paganism, Religion
    Sense id: en-gyðja-non-noun-jbBJ3IFq Disambiguation of Germanic paganism: 59 41 Disambiguation of Religion: 70 30
  2. priestess Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-gyðja-non-noun-Z8JoGljK
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Coordinate_terms: goði (english: pagan priest, keeper of a sanctuary; masculine equivalent of sense 2)

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      "text": "→ English: gythja"
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      "text": "→ Swedish: gydja"
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    "Old Norse jōn-stem nouns",
    "Old Norse lemmas",
    "Old Norse nouns",
    "Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gyðjur",
        "2": "api"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gyðjurnar",
        "2": "apd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gyðju",
        "2": "dsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gyðjunni",
        "2": "dsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gyðjum",
        "2": "dpi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gyðjunum",
        "2": "dpd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gyðju",
        "2": "gsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gyðjunnar",
        "2": "gsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gyðja",
        "2": "gpi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gyðjanna",
        "2": "gpd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Norse",
  "lang_code": "non",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "goddess"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "goddess",
          "goddess"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "priestess"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "priestess",
          "priestess"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "gyðja"
}

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