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galdur.

magic, sorcery, witchcraft

6 characters2 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈkaltʏr]
  1. magic, sorcery, witchcraft

    masculine
  2. a conjuring trick, a trick

    masculine
  3. a song almost always in relation to a charm or spell

    archaic · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse galdr, from Proto-Germanic *galdraz, related to gala (“archaic meaning; to chant spells, to sing spells”) from the Old English ġealdor.

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