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noun
A female practitioner of seiðr; a seeress; a witch.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Germanic
Topics: lifestyle, paganism, religion
Synonyms: völva
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: seiðworker
History
Borrowed from Old Norse seiðkona.
