Old Norse

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Etymology

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From seiðr (spell, enchantment) +‎ bera (to bear, carry) +‎ -andi (present participle suffix).

Noun

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seiðberandi m (genitive seiðberanda, plural seiðberendr)

  1. sorcerer

Declension

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Declension of seiðberandi (strong nd-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative seiðberandi seiðberandinn seiðberendr seiðberendrnir
accusative seiðberanda seiðberandann seiðberendr seiðberendrna
dative seiðberanda seiðberandanum seiðberǫndum seiðberǫndunum
genitive seiðberanda seiðberandans seiðberanda seiðberandanna

Further reading

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  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “seiðberandi”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive