ᚷᚫᚷᚩᚷᚫ

Old English

Etymology

Unknown; perhaps onomatopoeic and cognate with Proto-Norse ᚷᚨᚷᚨᚷᚨ (gagaga) of the Kragehul I inscription.[1]

Noun

ᚷᚫᚷᚩᚷᚫ (ġæġóġæ) f

The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
- 5th century, Undley bracteate
  ᚷᚫᚷᚩᚷᚫ᛫ᛗᚫᚷᚫ᛫ᛗᛖᛞᚢ
  gægogæ mægæ medu
  (some possible translations)
  this she-wolf is a reward to a kinsman
  
  abracadabra: to a kinsman this reward
1. password
2. howling she-wolf
3. magical formula

Usage notes

The meaning of this word, dating from ca. 475 C.E., is uncertain. The definitions suggested are only hypothetical.

References

MacLeod, Mindy, Mees, Bernard (2006) Runic Amulets and Magic Objects, Boydell Press, →ISBN

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