gyðingr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• gýðingr

Etymology

Probably 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

gyðingr m (genitive gyðings, plural gyðingar)

1. a Jew
   • Gyðinga saga

     Verðr hann reiðr mjǫk við þessa svívirðing 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

Declension

  Declension of gyðingr (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	gyðingr	gyðingrinn	gyðingar	gyðingarnir
accusative	gyðing	gyðinginn	gyðinga	gyðingana
dative	gyðingi	gyðinginum	gyðingum	gyðingunum
genitive	gyðings	gyðingsins	gyðinga	gyðinganna

Descendants

• Icelandic: gyðingur
• Faroese: gýðingur

Further reading

• ONP