Old English · noun

gydda

Part of speech: noun, masculine
Declension: weak
IPA: /ˈɡyd.dɑ/
Syllables: ˈɡyd · dɑ (2 syllables)
Modern English: jacksnipe sandpiper priest proverb

gydda1 · noun · masculine

Senses

priest

Declension · weak

Declension of gydda
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	gydda	gyddan
Accusative	gyddan	gyddan
Genitive	gyddan	gyddena
Dative	gyddan	gyddum

gydda2 · noun · masculine

Senses

jacksnipe, sandpiper

Declension · weak

Declension of gydda
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	gydda	gyddan
Accusative	gyddan	gyddan
Genitive	gyddan	gyddena
Dative	gyddan	gyddum

gydda3 · noun · masculine

Senses

proverb

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *guddjō, from Proto-Germanic *gudjô (“invoker, pagan priest”). Cognate with Proto-Norse (gudija), Old Norse goði, Gothic (gudja, “priest”). Appears in the historical record as the personal name Gyddingas.

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