seiðr
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Old Norse[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *saidaz (“magic, charm”), from Proto-Indo-European *soytós.
Noun[edit]
seiðr m
- shamanism
- magic, especially that influences the mind, such as charm, delusion, and hallucination.
- witchcraft, sorcery
Declension[edit]
Declension of seiðr (strong a-stem)
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
- síða (“to bewitch”)
Descendants[edit]
- Icelandic: seiður
- → Norwegian Nynorsk: seid (learned)
- → Swedish: sejd (learned)
- → Danish: sejd (learned)
- Norwegian Bokmål: seid
- → Proto-Samic: *siejtē (see there for further descendants)
See also[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun[edit]
seiðr m (genitive seiðs)
Derived terms[edit]
- endiseiðr (“Jǫrmungandr”, literally “the boundary-saithe”)
Descendants[edit]
Categories:
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- Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
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- Old Norse lemmas
- Old Norse nouns
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