Wyrm-galdere

Old English Dictionary Entry

Wyrm-galdere

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: es; Related words: wyrm-galere. wyrm-galdere

Definitions

1 wyrm-galdere

m. A serpent-charmer, sorcerer :-- Hé hét sumne wyrmgaldere micle næddran hire in tó gelǽdan, ðæt seó hí ábítan sceolde. Ðá stód seó fǽmne forð on hire gebede, and seó næddre stód be hire; ðonne seó fǽmne onleát, ðonne onleát seó næddre. Ðá gelýfde se wyrmgaldere tó Gode þurh ðæt wundor, Shrn. 103, 5, 9.

Runic Inscription

ᚹᚣᚱᛗ-ᚷᚪᛚᛞᛖᚱᛖ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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