galdr

galdr

English

Etymology

From Old Norse galdr.

Noun

galdr (plural galdrar or galdrs)

1. An ancient form of sung incantation, intended to have magical effects.
   • 2012, Raven Kaldera, ‎Galina Krasskova, Neolithic Shamanism: Spirit Work in the Norse Tradition

     There are different kinds of galdr; the most common is runegaldr, which consists of singing the various names of a single rune with Intent.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

galdr

1. imperative of galdra

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Old Norse

FWOTD – 17 January 2017

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *galdraz, whence also Old English galdor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡaldr̩/

Noun

galdr m

1. spell, incantation, charm, magic

Derived terms

• galdramaðr

Related terms

• gala
• seiðr
• gjalla

Descendants

• Icelandic: galdur
• Old Swedish: galder

References

• galdr in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press