Everything about Godi totally explained
A
goði or
gothi (plural
goðar) is the
Old Norse term for a
priest and
chieftain.
Gyðja signifies a priestess.
The name appears in
Wulfila's
Gothic language translation of the bible as
gudja for "priest", but in Old Norse it's only the feminine form
gyðja that perfectly corresponds to the Gothic form. The corresponding masculine Old Norse form would have been an unattested *
gyði. and in the later Old Norse form
goði from two Danish runestones, the
Glavendrup stone (DR 209) and the Helnæs Runestone (DR 190).
Otherwise, there are no further surviving attestations except from Iceland where the
goðar would be of historical significance. The goðar are depicted in the
Sagas as the religious and political leaders of their district or
goðorð. In
Iceland, prior to
Christianization, religious temples or
hofs were privately owned and maintained by a
hofgoði or
temple priest. They were also an important part of the Icelandic political system for a long time after the arrival of Christianity.
The term goði is often used as a priestly title by modern adherents of various denominations of
Germanic Neopaganism, especially in
Ásatrú.
A
goðorð or
godord refers to a domain or an area of influence controlled by an
Icelandic medieval chieftain, or
goði.
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