gandur

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

• Rhymes: -antʊɹ

gandur m (genitive singular gands, uncountable)

1. black magic

• ganda (to conjure)

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”).^[1]

• IPA^(key): /ˈkantʏr/
• Rhymes: -antʏr

gandur m (genitive singular gands, nominative plural gandar)

1. 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.

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

   Synonyms: galdrastafur, töfrasproti, töfrastafur

gandur

1. alternative form of gandre