seith

siːθ

Definition

Definition of seith - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

fish

Dated

type of fish found in the sea

Dated

The seith swam swiftly in the ocean.

coalfish

mythology

Rare

Old Norse sorcery practiced in ancient rituals

Rare

Seith was often used by Norse shamans in rituals.

magic

sorcery

witchcraft

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Origin of seith

Old Norse, seiðr (magic, sorcery)

Examples of seith in a sentence

Seith is popular in local seafood dishes.
The ancient texts describe seith as a powerful magic.
Seith rituals were central to their spiritual practices.

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French:lieu noir, seiðr, ...
German:Köhler, Seiðr, ...
Italian:merluzzo nero, seiðr, ...
Spanish:carbonero, hechicería nórdica, ...
Portuguese:peixe, seiðr, ...
Chinese:海鳕鱼, 赛斯魔法, ...
Japanese:セイス, セイズ, ...
Arabic:سَمَك الفَحْم, سِحْر سَيْث, ...
Hebrew:פוּלוֹק, כִּשּׁוּף נוֹרְדִי, ...
Russian:сейд, северная магия, ...
Ukrainian:сейд, скандинавська магія, ...
Hindi:सेथ मछली, सेइथ, ...
Bengali:সেইথ, নর্স জাদুবিদ্যা, ...
Catalan:lluç negre, seith, ...
Czech:treska tmavá, seid, ...
Danish:sej, seith, ...
Dutch:koolvis, seith, ...
Greek:ψάρι, σέιθ, ...
Hungarian:fekete tőkehal, szeiðr, ...
Khmer:ឈ្មោះត្រីសមុទ្រមួយប្រភេទ, មន្តអាគមបុរាណរបស់ជនជាតិន័រស៍, ...
Korean:세이스, 세이드, ...
Persian:ماهی سیث, سیت, ...
Polish:sajda, seiðr, ...
Portuguese (BR):seith, ...
Romanian:seith, vrăjitorie nordică, ...
Swedish:sej, sejd, ...
Thai:ปลาเซท, เวทมนตร์นอร์สโบราณ, ...
Turkish:seith balığı, seith, ...
Vietnamese:cá seith, phép thuật Bắc Âu, ...

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