galdre

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

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

1. Alternative form of galdra

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Old English

Alternative forms

• galdere

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɑl.dre/, [ˈɡɑɫ.dre]

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. (Hpt. 33, 73, 14. v.)

Derived terms

• galdrigge (“enchantress”)

Related terms

• galdor (“magic song, incantation, spell, enchantment”)
• galdorcræft (“occult art, incantation, magic”)
• galdorcræftiga (“wizard”)
• galdorcwide (“incantation”)
• galdorgalend (“using enchantments”)
• galdorgalere (“wizard”)
• galdorlēoþ (“incantation”)
• galdorsang (“incantation”)
• galdorword (“magic word”)