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Old English · noun

gealdor

Normalised ġealdor

Part of speech
noun, neuter
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈjæ͜ɑl.dor/
[ˈjæ͜ɑɫ.dor]
Syllables
ˈjæ͜ɑl · dor (2 syllables)
Modern English
spellgaldercharmincantation

Meaning

  1. spell, charm; incantation

    Þænne eft þæt galdor, þæt hēr æfter cweð, man sċeal singan, ǣrest on þæt wynstre ēare, þænne on þæt swīðre ēare, þænne hūfan þæs mannes moldan.

    Then afterwards, the spell, that will be spoken hereafter, one should sing at first in the left ear, then in the right ear, then to the top of man's earth.

    11th century, Against a dwarf:
  2. magic

Declension

Declension of gealdor
SingularPlural
Nominative ġealdorġealdru
Accusative ġealdorġealdru
Genitive ġealdresġealdra
Dative ġealdreġealdrum

All forms (6)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *galdr.

Descendants

galder

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