galdur
Icelandic
/ˈkaltʏr/
noun
Definitions
- magic, sorcery, witchcraft
- a conjuring trick, a trick
- (archaic) a song almost always in relation to a charm or spell
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse galdr (magic arts, witchcraft, spell, magic, sorcery, enchantment) derived from Proto-Germanic *galdraz (charm, sing) derived from Old English gealdor root from Proto-Indo-European *gʰel- (shout, scream, charm away, call, shine, cry out, enchant, charm, chant, sing).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*gʰel-
Gloss
shout, scream, charm away, call, shine, cry out, enchant, charm, chant, sing
Concept
Semantic Field
Speech and language
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- galdr English
- χελιδών Ancient Greek
- χεῖλος Ancient Greek
- *gʰel- Proto-Indo-European
- *gʰladʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- golle Norwegian Bokmål
- *galaną Proto-Germanic
- *galdraz Proto-Germanic
- *galdrą Proto-Germanic
- *galpōną Proto-Germanic
- *gellaną Proto-Germanic
- *gelpą Proto-Germanic
- *glutōną Proto-Germanic
- *gōlijaną Proto-Germanic
- galder Norwegian Nynorsk
- galdor Old English
- galdre Old English
- gealdor Old English
- galder Middle English
- gala Old Norse
- galdr Old Norse
- galdrakona Old Norse
- galdramaðr Old Norse
- *žьlvъ Proto-Slavic
- galdrakerling Icelandic
- kerling Icelandic
- galra Galician
- գեղգեղեմ Old Armenian
- *galan gmw-pro
- galder Old Swedish
- *galda Proto-Albanian
- *gėlwɨd Proto-Brythonic