English

Noun

galdr ‎(plural galdrar or galdrs)

1. An ancient form of sung incantation, intended to have magical effects.
   • 2012, Raven Kaldera, ‎Galina Krasskova, Neolithic Shamanism: Spirit Work in the Norse Tradition

     There are different kinds of galdr; the most common is runegaldr, which consists of singing the various names of a single rune with Intent.

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *galdraz, whence also Old English galdor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈgaldr̩/

Noun

galdr m

1. spell, incantation, charm, magic

Derived terms

• galdramaðr

Related terms

• gala
• seiðr
• gjalla

References

• galdr in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press