Meanings
- GermanicalternativeuncountablelifestyleAlternative form of seiðr.
Women were not the exclusive workers of Freyja’s seidr.
1995, D. J. Conway, Moon Magick: Myth & Magick, Crafts & Recipes, Rituals & Spells, page 262 more examples
In the later sagas, the kind of seidr practiced has more in common with spiritualistic trance mediumship.
1988, Freya Aswinn, Runes & Feminine Powers: Northern Mysteries & Magick, page 207Descriptions of seidr within modern paganism are unsurprisingly equally as difficult to pin down and define.
2008, Katie Gerrard, “The Seer: A Journey Through the High Seat”, in Sorita D'Este, editors, Priestesses Pythonesses Sibyls: The Sacred Voices of Women Who Speak with and for the Gods, page 91
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan Old Norse term for a type of sorcery which was practiced in Norse society during the Late Scandinavian Iron Age.
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Origin
- Old Norseseiðr
- Englishseidr
Borrowed from Old Norse seiðr.
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seidr. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seidr
“seidr.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seidr. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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