Seiða

Old Norse Dictionary - seiða

Meaning of Old Norse word "seiða" in English.

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

seiða: d, [answering to síða, q. v.], to enchant by a spell; seiða seið, to work a spell. Gísl. 31; Gunnhildr lét þat seiða, at Egill skyldi aldri ró bíða. Eg. 403: s. til e-s, seiddi hón til þess í hallæri, at hvert sund var fullt af síld, Landn. 147; hann hefir látið s. til, at honum skal ekki vápn at bana verða nema hann, Nj. 44.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

q. v.: quod vide.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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