seiðr

Old Norse

/ˈsɛiðr̩/

noun

Definitions

shamanism
magic, especially that influences the mind, such as charm, delusion, and hallucination.
witchcraft, sorcery

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *saidaz (charm, magic) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *soytós.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*soytós

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Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*bʰer- Proto-Indo-European
*soytós Proto-Indo-European
sei Norwegian Bokmål
*saidaz Proto-Germanic
sei Norwegian Nynorsk
seikval Norwegian Nynorsk
bera Old Norse
kona Old Norse
maðr Old Norse
seiðberandi Old Norse
seiðkona Old Norse
seiðmaðr Old Norse
sejd Danish
seiður Icelandic
seiður Faroese