haiþin

Old Gutnish

Etymology

Cognate with Old Norse heiðinn.

Adjective

haiþin

1. heathen, non-Christian

   Antonym: kristin

   • c. 1220, Guta lag 4:

     Engin má haita á hwatki á hult eþa hauga eþa haiþin guþ, hwatki á wí eþa staf-garþa.

     Nobody may in any way call upon groves or mounds, or heathen gods; nor in any way upon sanctuaries or enclosures.

Related terms

• haiþna (“heathendom”)