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galdr

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Borrowed from Old Norse galdr (“witchcraft, sorcery, magic arts”), akin to Old English ġealdor (“incantation, magic”). Related to English gale, yell.

noun galdrar · galdrs

An ancient form of shamanic chanting, an improvisational magical song, especially for a protective effect. Compare the custom of the joik and other chanting traditions among the Sámi shamanic noaidi who shares mutual influence with the Norse shamanic vǫlva and other Norse magical customs.
Similar: galder
A similar style of chanting that is a modern reinvention of Norse and later magical traditions. There are different kinds of galdr; the most common is runegaldr, which consists of singing the various names of a single rune with Intent.
Similar: galder

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@misc{galdr_2026,
  title = {galdr},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/galdr},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}