godkin en · NOUN
Etymology
From god + -kin, perhaps also from Dutch godeken (“godkin”).
Meanings
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(rare) A little god; a minor or inferior deity; godling.
[…] whereas Indra, impotent as he is, hymnless as he is, — save in the oldest portions of the work, — still leads the gods, now godkins, of the ancient pantheon, […]
1895, Edward Washburn Hopkins, The Religions of India, volume 25, page 377:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| godkins | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| goddikin | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |