völva — meaning in English
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English meaning
- shaman noun A person believed to act as a go-between between the human and spirit worlds, often serving as a healer within their community.
Senses
völva is used for these senses in English:
- shaman A member of certain tribal societies who acts as a spiritual or religious medium between the concrete and spirit worlds; sometimes also a healer.
- sibyl A pagan female oracle or prophetess, especially the Cumaean sibyl.
- völva (Germanic paganism, historical) In Old Norse society, a female practitioner of magic divination and prophecy.
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