godord

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noun

The state or authority of a godi

OriginIcelandic goðorð →
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Meanings

noungodord (plural godords)

plural godords

  1. historicalThe state or authority of a godi

    Thorstein said, ‘There is one thing which I request, and that is the godord for my sons.’

    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

Origin

  1. Icelandicgoðorð
  2. Icelandicgoðorð
  3. Englishgodord

Borrowed from Icelandic goðorð.

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