ᛚᚨᚢᚲᚨᛉ
Proto-Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *laukaz.
Noun
ᛚᚨᚢᚲᚨᛉ (laukaz) m
- leek
- 5th century, DR BR6 bracteate (Skrydstrup, Denmark):
- ᛚᚨᚢᚲᚨᛉᚨᛚᚢ
- laukazalu
- leek ale
- 5th century, DR BR6 bracteate (Skrydstrup, Denmark):
Usage notes
Also used as a runic charm word, probably because of its connotations with fertility.
Descendants
- Old Norse: laukr
- Icelandic: laukur
- Faroese: leykur
- Norwegian:
- Bokmål: løk
- Nynorsk: lauk
- Old Swedish: lø̄ker
- Swedish: lök
- Old Danish: lø̄k
- Danish: løg
- Westrobothnian: lǿk
- Elfdalian: lok
- Gutnish: lauk
- Scanian: løg