ᛚᚨᚦᚢ

Proto-Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *laþō (“invitation”).

Noun

ᛚᚨᚦᚢ (laþu) f (accusative singular ᛚᚨᚦᛟ)

  1. invitation, invocation
    • c. 5th century, Funen I bracteate (DR BR42, IK58, KJ119[1])
    • c. 5th century, Trollhättan II bracteate (IK 639)
      ᛖ(ᛖ)ᚲᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉᛗᚨᚱᛁᚦᛖᚢᛒᚨᛉᚺᚨᛁᛏᛖᚹᚱᚨᛁᛏᚨᛚᚨᚦᛟ
      e(e)krilazmariþeubazhaitewraitalaþo
      ek erilaz, mariþeubaz haitē, wraita laþō
      I, the Erilaz, [who] am called sea/glory-thief, wrote an invitation.

Usage notes

Although the prose meaning of this word is probably invitation, it is used as a runic charm word, in the same way as ᚨᛚᚢ (alu, “ale”) and ᛚᚨᚢᚲᚨᛉ (laukaʀ, “leek”).

Descendants
  • Old Norse: lǫð
    • Icelandic: löð

References
  1. interpretations to KJ 119 in the Runenprojekt Kiel
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