sword letter
Meanings
noun
- in Nordic folklore: an amulet, a type of "galder letter" (worn written spell), which protects against damage in war, especially sword wounds
Word forms
Etymology
Calque of North Germanic, compare: Danish sværdbrev, Swedish svärdbrev, Norwegian Nynorsk sverdbrev; compound of sword + letter.
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