Seið-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary - seið-maðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "seið-maðr" in English.

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

seið-maðr
m. an enchanter, wizard, Fms. i. 10, ii. 134, Fas. iii. 319, Bárð. 39 new Ed.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bárð.
Bárðar Saga. (D. V.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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