ᚹᚨᚷᛖ

Dative of a name *ᚹᚨᚷᚨᛉ (wagaz). The a-stem dative singular -ᛖ comes from Proto-Germanic *-ai, with a regular sound shift of *-ai > -ē (Old Norse -i). The name itself is possibly from Proto-Germanic *wēgaz (“wave, sea”), in which case the first ᚨ-rune represents long ā (compare Old Norse vágr).

ᚹᚨᚷᛖ (wage /Wāgē/) m

1. a male given name (dative)
   • 3rd-5th century, inscription on the Opedal Rune Stone:

     ᛚᛖᚢᛒᚢᛗᛖᛉ᛬ᚹᚨᚷᛖ ¶ ᛒᛁᚱᚷᛜᚷᚢᛒᛟᚱᛟᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱᛗᛁᚾᚢ
     leubumez:wage ¶ birgŋguboroswestarminu

     leubu mez, Wagē. birg Ingubōrō swestar mīnu

     [she is] dear to me, Wagaʀ. My sister, help Ingubora!