Seidrmadr, language note

[BrainFireBob]

Seidr was the Norse word for magic. Inherently feminine, Odin shapeshifted into a woman to learn it, but he's so manly it's not feminine for him.

Madr is person.

I believe he's going for "magic man."

For anyone unsure

[Conspiracy Theorist]

Perhaps should have gone with Sprakrrasshol instead to describe Harry

[BrainFireBob]

That is not only genius, I have an old friend who just got a sidegrade from schweinhund

[Conspiracy Theorist]

The beauty of it is that you can guess the meaning.

[vultur]

Yeah seidrmadr means something like a magic worker.

Inherently feminine, Odin shapeshifted into a woman to learn it, but he's so manly it's not feminine for him.

I don't know that it is quite that straightforward, in the Lokasenna (sort of an insult contest between the gods, in the Poetic Edda) this is what Odin is blamed for.

[Hagbard Celine]

One of the articles I found that talked about Seidrmadr, mentioned manipulation of time...hmmmm.

[Conspiracy Theorist]

Odin taught magic to mortals (like Hermes) some would have been the original Magic Man/Worker.

[Sothar]

I wonder if we are at some point going to get a Dragonheart reference between her and Dresden. To explain I think at some point we are gonna get someone saying so what does that mean? Oh it means wizard in the old tongue.... really?! So instead of calling me wizard in the common tongue you call me wizard in another?