English
gothi
Gothi comes from Icelandic goði ‘godi, an alternate title for a jarl, invoker…’, and goes back to Old Norse goði.
- Old Norsec. 800–1350goði
- Icelandicmodernsame form‘godi, an alternate title for a jarl, invoker or invokee, chief of a þing’
- Englishtodaygothi
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Old Norsec. 800–1350goði
- Icelandicmodernsame form‘godi, an alternate title for a jarl, invoker or invokee, chief of a þing’
- Englishtodaygothi
Every English word from Old Norse goði
Today it means
noun —
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old Norse goði / gothi