Gealdorstæf

Þis geƿrit hæfþ ƿordcƿide on Nīƿenglisce.

In medieval Īsland ƿǣron mæniga gealdorstafas oþþe rūnlīcu tācnu þǣrtō ƿurdon gealdordǣda him gegīefen.

Gapaldur and Ginfaxi ƿǣron tƿā stafas, in þǣm scōm gehealden, gapaldur under þone hōh þæs rihtan fōtes and ginfaxi under þā tān þæs ƿinstran fōtes, sige in būtum Īslandisces ƿrestling (glíma) tō gīefenne mid gealdorcræfte.

Egeshelm, helm eȝes; to induce fear and to protect against abuse of power
nábrókarstafur, necropants
Þēofstæf, ƿif þēofas (fram 17a ȝēarhundredum medical ȝeƿrit, am 434a 12mo, in þǣm Arnemagnean Collection in Reykjavík).
angurgapi
veiðistafur for fiscoðe
kaupaloki, to prosper in trade and business (19a ȝēarhundred ȝeƿrit)
vatnahlífir, protection against drowning
brýnslustafir, for sharpening knives
draumstafir, to dream what your heart desires
varnarstafur valdemars
óttastafur, to induce fear
dreprún, fēondes feoh cƿellan (fram 17a ȝēarhundredum grimoire, in the Antikvarisk-Topografiska Arkivet in Stockholm.)
feingur, to make a woman pregnant
lásabrjótur, to open a lock without a key
að fá stúlku, to get a girl
hólastafur, to open hills
stafur til að vekja upp draug, to invoke ghosts and evil spirits
rosahringur minni, a lesser circle of protection
máladeilan, to win in court (from a 19th century manuscript, lbs 4375 8vo, in the National Bōcgaderian in Reykjavík.)
stafur gegn galdri, against witchcraft (from a 17th century manuscript, lbs 143 8vo, in the National Bōcgaderian in Reykjavík.)
við höfðingja reiði, ƿiþ ƿræþ of chieftains (fram 17a gēarhundredum medical treatise, am 434a 12mo, in the Arnemagnean Collection.)
tóustefna, to ward off foxes (from a 19th century manuscript, lbs 4375 8vo, in the National Bōcgaderian in Reykjavík.)
smjörhnútur, butterknot (to ensure butter is real)

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