goð

Old Norse

/ˈɡoð/

noun
Definitions
  • (Norse belief) the æsir, a clan of vættir nature beings that humans invoke
  • (Christianity) a god of any polytheism, understood as a false god

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *gudą (god, deity, invoked one) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰutós, *ǵʰutóm (invoked).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ǵʰutós, *ǵʰutóm

Gloss

invoked

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