goþær

Old Danish

Alternative forms

  • gothær (Jutlandic)

Etymology

From Old Norse góðr, from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz.

Adjective

gōþær (feminine nominative singular gōþ, neuter nominative singular got)

  1. (Scania) good
    • c. 1210, "Uil bryti skilias", Scanian Law, chapter 231.
      fore þy at han ær goþær bryti ællær han uil hafa hans fæ []
      [] because he is a good bailiff or he wants his property []

Descendants

  • Danish: god
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