gyðingr
Old Norse
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editProbably a mix between Latin Iudaea and Old Norse Guð, adding ending -ingr. Compare gyðlingr (“descendant of a priest”) and gyðja (“priestess, goddess”).
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Noun
editgyðingr m (genitive gyðings, plural gyðingar)
- a Jew
- Gyðinga saga
- Verðr hann reiðr mjǫk við þessa svívirðíng ok snýr nú reiði sinni upp á Gyðinga
- He (the brother of Tholomeus) becomes very angry at this insult (his defeat in Egypt) and turns his anger against the Jews
- Gyðinga saga
Declension
edit Declension of gyðingr (strong a-stem)
masculine | singular | plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | gyðingr | gyðingrinn | gyðingar | gyðingarnir |
accusative | gyðing | gyðinginn | gyðinga | gyðingana |
dative | gyðingi | gyðinginum | gyðingum | gyðingunum |
genitive | gyðings | gyðingsins | gyðinga | gyðinganna |