sword letter en · NOUN
Etymology
Calque of North Germanic, compare: Danish sværdbrev, Swedish svärdbrev, Norwegian Nynorsk sverdbrev; compound of sword + letter.
Meanings
- in Nordic folklore: an amulet, a type of "galder letter" (worn written spell), which protects against damage in war, especially sword wounds
Translations (13)
sv svärdbrev (protection amulet in Nordic folklore) · gmq-oda sværdbrev (protection amulet in Nordic folklore) · da sværdbrev (protection amulet in Nordic folklore) · da suerbreff (protection amulet in Nordic folklore) · nds swertbreue (protection amulet in Nordic folklore) · da suerdbreff (protection amulet in Nordic folklore) · da suerdbreffue (protection amulet in Nordic folklore) · gml swertbref (protection amulet in Nordic folklore) · gmq-osw swærdhbref (protection amulet in Nordic folklore) · nn sverdbrev (protection amulet in Nordic folklore) · sv svärdsbrev (protection amulet in Nordic folklore) · da sverdbrev swerdtbreff (protection amulet in Nordic folklore) · da suerd breff (protection amulet in Nordic folklore)