gandus

Meaning

1. historicalmasculinea spirit commanded by a Norse or Saami wizard
   c. 1200, Historia Norwegiae, translated by Peter Fischer (2003)There are some who are worshipped by the ignorant masses as though they were prophets, since, whenever questioned, they will give many predictions to many folk through the medium of a foul spirit which they call “gand”, and these auguries come true. Furthermore they attract to themselves desirable objects from distant parts in an astounding fashion and miraculously reveal hidden treasures, even though they are situated a vast distance away.

Origins

Borrowed from Old Norse gandr.