Galdr

Old Norse Dictionary - galdr

Meaning of Old Norse word "galdr" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

galdr Old Norse word can mean:

galdr: or galðr, m., gen. galdrs, pl. galdrar, [from gala; A. S. gealdor = cantus, sonitus]

galdr: I. prop. a song, hence in names of old poems, Heimdalar-galdr, Edda 17; but almost always with the notion of a charm or spell, vide gala II above; hón kvað þar yfir galdra, Grett. 151, Hkr. i. 8; kveða helgaldra, Fbr. 24; gala galdra, Edda 58, Hm. 153; með rúnum ok ljóðum þeim er galdrar heita, Hkr. i. 11; galdr ok kvæði, Stj. 492: hence

galdr: II. witchcraft, sorcery, esp. in pl.; galdrar ok fjölkyngi, Fb. i. 214, K. Þ. K. 76, Grett. 155; galdrar ok gjörningar, Anal. 244; galdrar ok forneskja, Gísl. 41, Grett. 155; með göldrum, 180 (in a verse); sjá við göldrum, Hom. 86, Ísl. ii. 77: a fiend (= Icel. sending), reka þann galdr út til Íslands at Þorleifi ynni at fullu, Fb. i. 213, (rare.)

galdr: COMPDS: galdrabók, galdrafluga, galdrafullr, galdrahríð, galdrakind, galdrakinn, galdrakona, galdraligr, galdralist, galdralæti, galdramaðr, galdrameistari, galdraraumr, galdrasamligr, galdrasmiðr, galdrasnapr, galdrastafir, galdrasögur, galdravél.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛅᛚᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

gen.: genitive.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

S.: Saga.

prop.: proper, properly.

esp.: especially.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Anal.: Analecta. (D. II.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

K. Þ. K.: Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)

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