seiður

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Faroese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse seiðr.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈsaiːjʊɹ/
Rhymes: -aiːjʊɹ
Homophone: seigur

Noun[edit]

seiður m (genitive singular seiðs, plural seiðir)

coalfish, pollack, saithe (Pollachius virens)

Declension[edit]

m15	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	seiður	seiðurin	seiðir	seiðirnir
Accusative	seið	seiðin	seiðir	seiðirnar
Dative	seiði	seiðinum	seiðum	seiðunum
Genitive	seiðs	seiðsins	seiða	seiðanna

Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse seiðr, from Proto-Germanic *saidaz, from Proto-Indo-European *soytós.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈseiːðʏr/
Rhymes: -eiːðʏr
Homophone: seyður

Noun[edit]

seiður m (genitive singular seiðs, nominative plural seiðir)

magic, witchcraft, sorcery

Declension[edit]

declension of seiður

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
m-s2	singular		plural
nominative	seiður	seiðurinn	seiðir	seiðirnir
accusative	seið	seiðinn	seiði	seiðina
dative	seið	seiðnum	seiðum	seiðunum
genitive	seiðs	seiðsins	seiða	seiðanna

Synonyms[edit]

(magic): galdur, fjölkynngi, töfrar

Related terms[edit]

seiða

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