galdre

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

galdre (present tense galdrar, past tense galdra, past participle galdra, passive infinitive galdrast, present participle galdrande, imperative galdr/galdre)

  1. Alternative form of galdra

Old English

Alternative forms
  • galdere

Etymology

From galdor (“magic song, incantation, spell, enchantment”) +‎ -ere (“agent suffix”).

Noun

galdre m (nominative plural galdras)

  1. wizard, magician, enchanter, charmer, sorcerer, diviner, soothsayer
    Sé þe lufige þisses galdres begang. — Lo, see thee here the practice of the wizard.

Derived terms
  • galdrigge f — enchantress
  • galdor n — magic song, incantation, spell, enchantment
  • galdorcræft m — occult art, incantation, magic
  • galdorcræftiga m — wizard
  • galdorcwide m — incantation
  • galdorgalend — using enchantments
  • galdorgalere m — wizard
  • galdorlēoþ n — incantation
  • galdorsang m — incantation
  • galdorword n — magic word
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