*galdraz

Runic: ᚷᚨᛚᛞᚱᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈɣɑl.drɑz/

noun · masculine · a-stem

Meanings

  1. singing; song
  2. charm; incantation; spell

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gʰel- (‘to cry, scream’).

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.galdrazgaldrōz, galdrōs
Acc.galdrągaldranz
Gen.galdras, galdrisgaldrǫ̂
Dat.galdraigaldramaz
Inst.galdrōgaldramiz
Voc.galdrgaldrōz, galdrōs

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Descendants

  • *galdr (Proto-West Germanic)
    • galdar, galstar (Old High German)
    • *galdar (Old Saxon)
  • *galdr (Proto-West Germanic)
    • galdor, gealdor (Old English)
      • galder (Middle English)
  • galdr (Old Norse)
    • galdur (Faroese)
    • galdur (Icelandic)
    • goldar (Irish)
    • galder (Norwegian Nynorsk)
  • galdr (Old Norse)
    • galder, gallir, ᚵᛆᛚᚦᚽᚱ (Old Swedish)
      • galder (Swedish)

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