See sejd on Wiktionary
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"ref": "1905, Verner von Heidenstam, Folkungaträdet [The Tree of the Folkungs]: Folke Filbyter, Albert Bonniers förlag, accessed at Litteraturbanken.se, courtesy of Göteborgs universitetsbibliotek, archived from the original on 02 Sep 2025:",
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