Galdr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - galdr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "galdr" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

galdr: galdr, m. (G. -rs, N. Pl. -rar, = ags.galdor Bosw.2 359 b15 fgg; ght. galstar,mht. galstr Mhd. Wb. I, 458 a) 1) Galen;hana galdr Str. 1722. 2) Sang, isærTryllesang, Trolddomsformular, (jvf lat. carmen, fr. charme, eng. charm, lat.incantatio, incantamentum); Heim-dallar galdr SE. I, 1021; með rúnumok ljóðum þeim, er galdrar heita Fris.629 (Yngl. 7); Laxd. 35 (934); galagaldr se under gala; kveða galdr yfire-u Yngl. 4; kveða galdr at ormiHeilaG. II, 64113; segja galdr yfir e-uStj. 26719. 3) Trolddom (jvf gerning,fjölkyngi). Flat. I, 21420. 37331; Fld.I, 9716; Stj. 49210; Gul. 281; GrG.I, 2226; Hom. 12227; Gísl. 4123; Harð.24 (7710); Grett. 187 fg; Hb. 302. 3129;HeilaG. I, 66837. 4) hvad der gjørestil eller anvendes som Trolddomsmiddel;heitr á - Þorgerði hörgabrúði atreka þann galdr út til Íslands, erÞorleifi ynni at fullu &c. Flat. I, 21329;alfkonan hafði ofit þann galdr á mött-linum, at hver sú mær &c. Mött. 924.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᛆᛚᚦᚱ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

c.: Capitel.

eng.: engels.

fr.: fransk.

G.: Genitiv.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

Pl.: Pluralis.

s.: substantiv.

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