seiðr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *saidaz (“magic, charm”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛiðr̩/

Noun

seiðr m

1. shamanism
2. magic, especially that influences the mind, such as charm, delusion, and hallucination.
3. witchcraft, sorcery

Declension

  Declension of seiðr (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	seiðr	seiðrinn	seiðar	seiðarnir
accusative	seið	seiðinn	seiða	seiðana
dative	seiði	seiðinum	seiðum	seiðunum
genitive	seiðar, seiðs, seiz	seiðarins, seiðsins, seizins	seiða	seiðanna

Derived terms

• seizla
• seiða
• seiðberendr
• seiðgaldr
• seiðhjallr
• seiðkona
• seiðlæti
• seiðmagnan
• seiðmaðr
• seiðskratti
• seiðsla

 

Descendants

• Icelandic: seiður
• → Norwegian Nynorsk: seid
• → Norwegian Bokmål: seid
• → Danish: sejd

See also

• galdr