galdor

See also: galdor-

Old English

Alternative forms

ġealdor

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *galdrą, *galdraz (“magical song, incantation”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰel- (“to shout, sing, charm, enchant”). Cognate with Old Saxon *galdar, Old High German galdar, kalter (“spell, enchantment”), Old Norse galdr (“enchantment, spell”) (Icelandic galdur). Related to Old English galan (“to sing, shout”). More at yell.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡɑldor/

Noun

galdor n

song, incantation; enchantment, spell, divination
charm; magic; sorcery
- Beowulf 3053-54:
  Þonne wæs þæt yrfe, eacencræftig, iumonna gold, galdre bewunden
  That huge cache, gold inherited from an ancient race, was under a spell
sound

Declension

Declension of galdor (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	galdor	galdru
accusative	galdor	galdru
genitive	galdres	galdra
dative	galdre	galdrum

Derived terms

galdorcræft
galdorcræftiga
galdorcwide
galdorgalend
galdorgalere
galdorlēoþ
galdorsang
galdorword

Related terms

galdere
galdre
galdriċġe