seiðr
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *saidaz (“magic, charm”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɛiðr̩/
Noun
seiðr m
- shamanism
- magic, especially that influences the mind, such as charm, delusion, and hallucination.
- witchcraft, sorcery
Declension
Declension of seiðr (strong a-stem)
| masculine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | seiðr | seiðrinn | seiðar | seiðarnir |
| accusative | seið | seiðinn | seiða | seiðana |
| dative | seiði | seiðinum | seiðum | seiðunum |
| genitive | seiðar, seiðs, seiz | seiðarins, seiðsins, seizins | seiða | seiðanna |
Derived terms
- seizla
- seiða
- seiðberendr
- seiðgaldr
- seiðhjallr
- seiðkona
- seiðlæti
- seiðmagnan
- seiðmaðr
- seiðskratti
- seiðsla
Descendants
- Icelandic: seiður
- → Norwegian Nynorsk: seid
- → Norwegian Bokmål: seid
- → Danish: sejd
See also
- galdr