gandur

== Faroese == === Etymology === From Old Norse gandr, from Proto-Germanic *gandaz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkantʊɹ/ Rhymes: -antʊɹ === Noun === gandur m (genitive singular gands, uncountable) magic ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== ganda (to conjure) gandakendur (magical) == Icelandic == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Norse gandr (“magic staff, sorcery; wolf”), from Proto-Norse *ᚷᚨᚾᛞᚨᛉ (*gandaʀ) (attested in ᚢᚾᚷᚨᚾᛞᛁᛉ (ungandiʀ, “unsorcered; not bewitched”)), from Proto-Germanic *gandaz, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen- (“to beat; slay”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈkantʏr] Rhymes: -antʏr === Noun === gandur m (genitive singular gands, nominative plural gandar) a riding animal, an animal for riding Synonym: reiðskjóti Á Sprengisandi (“On Sprengisandur”) by Grímur Thomsen Ríðum, ríðum, rekum yfir sandinn, rökkrið er að síða á Herðubreið, álfadrottning er að beizla gandinn, ekki er gott að verða á hennar leið; vænsta klárinn vildi eg gefa til að vera kominn ofan í Kiðagil. Ride, ride, ride hard across the sands, darkness settles over Herðubreið. The Queen of the elves bridles her steed - be careful not to cross her path. My best horse I'd sacrifice to be safely back in Kiðagil. (archaic) a wolf, a dangerous beast a magic staff Synonyms: galdrastafur, töfrasproti, töfrastafur ==== Declension ==== === References === == Middle English == === Noun === gandur alternative form of gandre