gandur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse gandr, from Proto-Germanic *gandaz.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -antʊɹ

Noun

gandur m (genitive singular gands, uncountable)

1. black magic

Declension

Declension of gandur (singular only)
m6s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	gandur	gandurin
accusative	gand	gandin
dative	gandi	gandinum
genitive	gands	gandsins

Related terms

• ganda (to conjure)

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)

1. a riding animal, an animal for riding
   • 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.

2. (archaic) a wolf, a dangerous beast
3. a magic staff

Synonyms

• (riding animal): reiðskjóti
• (magic staff): galdrastafur, töfrasproti, töfrastafur

Middle English

Noun

gandur

1. Alternative form of gandre