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sword letter

sword letter noun: in Nordic folklore: an amulet, a type of "galder letter" (worn written spell), which protects against damage in war, especially sword wounds.

Noun

sword letter

  1. in Nordic folklore: an amulet, a type of "galder letter" (worn written spell), which protects against damage in war, especially sword wounds

Origin of sword letter

Calque of North Germanic, compare: Danish sværdbrev, Swedish svärdbrev, Norwegian Nynorsk sverdbrev; compound of sword + letter.

Questions about sword letter

What does sword letter mean?
Sword letter means in Nordic folklore: an amulet, a type of "galder letter" (worn written spell), which protects against damage in war, especially sword wounds.
What part of speech is sword letter?
Sword letter is a noun.

Words near sword letter in the dictionary

  1. sword grasses
  2. sword hand
  3. sword hands
  4. sword knot
  5. sword knots
  6. sword letter
  7. sword lilies
  8. sword lily
  9. sword mat
  10. sword mats
  11. sword of Damocles

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