galdr
English
noun
Definitions
- An ancient form of shamanic chanting, an improvisational magical song, especially for a protective effect. Compare the custom of the joik and other chanting traditions among the Sámi shamanic noaidi who shares mutual influence with the Norse shamanic vǫlva and other Norse magical customs
- A modern reinvention of Norse and later magical traditions
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Norse galdr (magic arts, witchcraft, spell, magic, sorcery, enchantment).
Origin
Old Norse
galdr
Gloss
magic arts, witchcraft, spell, magic, sorcery, enchantment
Concept
Semantic Field
Religion and belief
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- gale English
- galelike English
- galeproof English
- nightingale English
- *galdraz Proto-Germanic
- *galdrą Proto-Germanic
- galder Norwegian Nynorsk
- galdor Old English
- galdre Old English
- galder Middle English
- galen Middle English
- galdr Old Norse
- galdrakona Old Norse
- galdramaðr Old Norse
- galdur Icelandic
- dgêle Norman
- galder Old Swedish