galder

See also: gälder

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse galdr, from Proto-Germanic *galdraz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈɡalˀʌ] ~ [ˈɡalˀdʌ]

Noun

galder c (singular definite galderen, not used in plural form)

sorcery, wizardry, spell, incantation (particularly in Old Norse times)

Declension

Declension of *galder*
common gender	singular
common gender	indefinite	definite
nominative	galder	galderen
genitive	galders	galderens

Derived terms

galdre

References

“galder” in Den Danske Ordbog
“galder” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Middle English

Etymology

Inherited from Old English galdor, from Proto-West Germanic *galdr.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡaldər/

Noun

galder (uncountable)

(hapax legomenon, Early Middle English) magic, enchantment

References

“gālder, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 11 November 2018.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse galdr.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡɑldɛr/

Noun

galder m (definite singular galderen, indefinite plural galdrar, definite plural galdrane)

magic, wizardry (particularly in Old Norse times)

References

“galder” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Swedish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse galdr, from Proto-Germanic *galdraz.

Noun

galder m

song
charm, incantation, spell

Declension

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Declension of *galdrer* (strong a-stem)
masculine	singular		plural
masculine	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	galdrer	galdrrin	galdrar	galdranir, galdraner
accusative	galdr	galdrin	galdra	galdrana
dative	galdri, galdre	galdrinum, galdrenom	galdrum, galdrom	galdrumin, galdromen
genitive	galdrs	galdrsins	galdra	galdranna

Alternative forms

Derived terms

fughlagalder (“bird incantation”)
ormagalder (“serpent incantation”)
galdra bref (“incantation letter”)
galderkona, gallirkona (“witch”)

Related terms

galdra, galra
galdran, galran

Descendants

Swedish: galder (repopularized via modern interest in Old Norse galdr)

Etymology 2

From Old Norse geldr (“infertile, regarding cow”), potentially from Old Norse galli (“fault, flaw, shortcoming”). Cognate to Old Danish gold (“infertile”), English gelde, Old English gelde, Scots yelt, yell (“sterile”), ceasing to give milk, regional English yell (“dry (of cow)”).

Compare: Old Norse galtr, gǫltr, Old Swedish galter (“castrated livestock, castrated boar”), Swedish galt, Danish galt, Norwegian Bokmål galt, Icelandic göltur (“boar, hog”); English yelt, Middle English yelte, Old English ġilte (“young virdin sow”),

Adjective

galder m

infertile
..opfostra älla yrkia thz gaalt oc ofructsamt är, hulkit som äkke födhir..
..to raise or claim that which is infertile and barren, which does not give birth..
unfruitful

Alternative forms

galter

Derived terms

galdviþer (“unfruitful tree”)
galnøt (“infertile cattle”)
gallko, galdko (“infertile cow”)
gallgrund (“infertile ground”)
gallsnø (“weak ground”)
gallstrand (“infertile beach”)
galltupp (“infertile rooster”)

Related terms

galter (“castrated livestock, castrated boar”)

Descendants

Swedish: (dialektal) galdur, gåll