ᛚᚨᚢᚲᚨᛉ

Proto-Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *laukaz, cognate with Old English lēac, English leek.

Noun

ᛚᚨᚢᚲᚨᛉ (laukaz /laukaz/) m

leek
- 5th century, DR BR6 (DR IK166) bracteate (Skrydstrup, Denmark):
  ᛚᚨᚢᚲᚨᛉ ᚨᛚᚢ
  laukaʀ alu
  leek ale

Usage notes

Used as a runic charm word, probably because of its connotations with fertility.

Descendants

Old Norse: laukr
- Icelandic: laukur
- Faroese: leykur
- Norwegian Nynorsk: lauk
- Elfdalian: lok
- Old Swedish: lø̄ker
  - Swedish: lök
- Old Danish: lø̄k
  - Danish: løg
    - Norwegian Bokmål: løk
      - → Norwegian Nynorsk: løk
  - Scanian: løg
- Gutnish: lauk

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