Gyðja

Old Icelandic Dictionary - gyðja

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "gyðja" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

gyðja Old Icelandic word can mean:

gyðja
f.
gyðja
1) goddess;
gyðja
2) priestess.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᚦᛁᛅ

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

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