galdur
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Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse galdr, from Proto-Germanic *galdraz, related to gala (“archaic meaning; to chant spells, to sing spells”) from the Old English ġealdor.
Pronunciation
Noun
galdur m (genitive singular galdurs, nominative plural galdrar)
- magic, sorcery, witchcraft
- Synonyms: töfrar; kynngi, fjölkynngi (archaic)
- a conjuring trick, a trick
- Synonym: töfrabrögð
- (archaic) a song almost always in relation to a charm or spell
Declension
Derived terms
Derived terms
- galdrabók
- galdrafluga (“witch-fly, tipula nigra subhirta”)
- galdrafullur (“full of sorcery or magic”)
- galdrahríð (“a magic storm, a hurricane raised by spells”)
- galdrakind (“a foul witch”)
- galdrakinn (“nickname; spell cheek”)
- galdrakona (“a witch, a sorceress”)
- galdramaður