gealdor

Old English

Alternative forms

• galdor

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *galdr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjæ͜ɑl.dor/, [ˈjæ͜ɑɫ.dor]
• Rhymes: -æ͜ɑl.dor

Noun

ġealdor n

1. spell, charm; incantation
   • 11th century, Against a dwarf:

     Þænne eft þæt galdor, þæt hēr æfter cweð, man sċeal singan, ǣrest on þæt wynstre ēare, þænne on þæt swīðre ēare, þænne hūfan þæs mannes moldan.

     Then afterwards, the spell, that will be spoken hereafter, one should sing at first in the left ear, then in the right ear, then to the top of man's earth.

2. magic

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	ġealdor	ġealdru
accusative	ġealdor	ġealdru
genitive	ġealdres	ġealdra
dative	ġealdre	ġealdrum

Derived terms

• ċearġealdor
• ġealdorcræft
• ġealdorcwide
• ġealdorgalend
• ġealdorgalere
• ġealdorlēoþ
• ġealdorsang
• ġealdorword

Related terms

• galan

Descendants

• Middle English: galder
  • → English: galder (learned)