guðr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gunþiz.

Noun

guðr f (genitive gunnar, dative and accusative gunni)

  1. battle, war
    • Haraldskvæði (Hrafnsmál), Þorbjǫrn hornklofi:
      grenjuðu berserkir
      guðr vas þeim á sinnum
      the berserks howled
      battle was under way for them

Declension

Declension of guðr (strong ijō-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative guðr guðrin gunnar gunnarnar
accusative gunni gunnina gunnar gunnarnar
dative gunni gunninni gunnum gunnunum
genitive gunnar gunnarinnar gunna gunnanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: guður

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “gunnr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
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