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Where does “taufr” come from?

taufr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic taubrą — magic, sorcery.

taufr (Old Norse): sorcery, charms

Definitions

  1. sorcery, charms

Ancestry of “taufr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictaubrąmagic, sorcery

Words derived from “taufr”

  • töframaður
  • töfrasproti
  • töfrar
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