sejd

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse seiðr (“sorcery, witchcraft”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sajd/, [sɑjˀd̥]

Noun

sejd c (singular definite sejden, not used in plural form)

1. (Norse mythology) a particular kind of sorcery, witchcraft
2. (Norse mythology) magic potion

Hypernyms

• magi, trolddom, trolderi, trylleri

Further reading

• sejd on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da