galdor

Old English

Alternative forms

• ġealdor

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *galdran (“magical song, incantation”), from Proto-Indo-European *ghAl- (“to shout, sing, charm, enchant”). Cognate with Old High German galdar, kalter (“spell, enchantment”), Old Norse galdr (Icelandic galdur, “enchantment, spell”). Related to Old English galan (“to sing, shout”). More at yell.

Noun

galdor n

1. song, incantation; enchantment, spell, divination
2. charm; magic; sorcery
3. sound

Declension

    Declension of galdor (strong a-stem)

	Singular	Plural
nominative	galdor	galdru
accusative	galdor	galdru
genitive	galdres	galdra
dative	galdre	galdrum

Derived terms

• galdorcræft
• galdorcræftiga
• galdorcwide
• galdorgalend
• galdorgalere
• galdorlēoþ
• galdorsang
• galdorword

Related terms

• galdere
• galdre
• galdricge