This page gathers the 24 dictionary entries of which at least one sense is labelled “Germanic” by Wiktionary. The definition shown is that sense; each word leads to its full entry.
- Asafolk noun Followers of Heathenry.
- byname noun A formal epithet for a god or goddess, used in rituals in Heathenry.
- death-price noun A monetary value assigned to a person based on their social rank, representing the compensation to be paid by an offender to the victim’s…
- elder noun A pagan or Heathen priest or priestess.
- elf noun A supernatural being or spirit associated with illness, mischief, and harmful or dangerous magical influence; in later Norse sources…
- fain verb To celebrate or worship; specifically, to offer an oblation which is not a sacrificial blót (“ceremonial offering”).
- folkish adj Practicing a form of Heathenry that is traditional.
- garth noun A group or a household dedicated to the pagan faith of Heathenry.
- godi noun A priest of the modern Norse religion.
- hearth noun A household or group in some forms of the modern pagan faith Heathenry.
- heathendom noun The collection of people who follow Heathenry, a modern pagan faith inspired by the pre-Abrahamic religions of Germanic tribes…
- hex sign noun A protective symbol used in Heathenry comprising a six-petaled flower or star set within a circle, as a New Age adaptation of the above.
- hof noun A temple, sanctuary, a shrine, or hall.
- kindred noun A household or group following the modern pagan faith of Heathenry or Ásatrú.
- leech noun A healer.
- Nibelung noun A member of a supernatural underground race that guarded treasures and gold searched for and eventually seized by Siegfried.
- Rheingold noun A treasure of gold that lies at the bottom of the Rhine, guarded by the three Rhine maidens and afterward owned by the Nibelungs and…
- seiðr noun A form of magic originating in Viking society and revived by modern pagans, incorporating ritualistic, shamanistic, and divinatory elements.
- stall noun An Heathen altar, typically an indoor one, as contrasted with a more substantial outdoor harrow.
- Thor's hammer noun Mjöllnir (Mjollnir), the distinctively T-shaped war-hammer of the Norse thunder god Thor, or a representation thereof, now used as a symbol…
- universalist adj Following a form of neopaganism, especially Germanic neopaganism, that is supportive of minorities and marginalized groups.
- völva noun In Old Norse society, a female practitioner of magic divination and prophecy.
- way noun A tradition within the modern pagan faith of Heathenry, dedication to a specific deity or craft, Way of wyrd, Way of runes, Way of Thor etc.
- wight noun A supernatural being, often used in compounds such as the land-vættr which guard the land, especially the four guardians of Iceland.