galdor

See also: galdor-

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɑldor/

Noun

galdor n

  1. song, incantation; enchantment, spell, divination
  2. charm; magic; sorcery
    • Beowulf 3053-54:
      Þonne wæs þæt yrfe, eacencræftig, iumonna gold, galdre bewunden
      That huge cache, gold inherited from an ancient race, was under a spell
  3. sound

Declension
Declension of galdor (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative galdor galdru
accusative galdor galdru
genitive galdres galdra
dative galdre galdrum

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