Noun: galdr
| Singular | galdr |
| Plural | galdrar; galdrs |
Sample Sentences
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There are different kinds of galdr; the most common is runegaldr, which consists of singing the various names of a single rune with Intent. [2012, Raven Kaldera, Galina Krasskova, Neolithic Shamanism: Spirit Work in the Norse Tradition:]
Nouns inflected like galdr
galdr,
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Norse galdr (“witchcraft, sorcery, magic arts”), akin to Old English ġealdor (“incantation, magic”). Related to English gale, yell. See: Old Norse Nouns '
galdr', Old English Nouns '
ġealdor', English Nouns '
gale'.