Guþi

Old Swedish Dictionary - guþi

Meaning of Old Swedish word "guþi" in Swedish.

As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:

guþi
offerföreföreståndare, (hednisk) prest. i ortnamn. in guthagarthom SD 2: 187 (1295). apud curiam nostram gwldhathoorph ib 3: 7 (1311). de gudhaby ib 593 (1323). " jn guþabodhom" ib 5. 618 (1346); ovisst är dock om ifrågavarande ord ingår i dessa namn. Se Lundgren, Språkliga intyg om hednisk gudatro i Sverge, s. 11, 12. Jfr liuþguþi.

Part of speech: nn

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᚢᚦᛁ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.

Works and authors cited:

SD
Svenskt Diplomatarium. Bd 6 s. 265--584. 1916--21. Bd 8 s. 1--272. 1953.
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