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galdor

galdor

See also: galdor-

Old English

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Noun

galdor n

  1. song, incantation; enchantment, spell, divination
  2. charm; magic; sorcery
  3. sound

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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 ‎(Icelandic galdur, “enchantment, spell”). Related to Old English galan ‎(“to sing, shout”). More at yell.

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