ᛚᚨᚦᚢ
Proto-Norse
Etymology
From *laþō (“invitation”).
Noun
ᛚᚨᚦᚢ (laþu) (accusative singular ᛚᚨᚦᛟ)
- 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, wrait ā laþō
- I, the Erilaz, am called sea/glory-thief, [I] wrote an invitation.
Usage notes
Although the 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 (laukaz, “leek”).
Descendants
- Old Norse: lǫð
- Icelandic: löð
References
- interpretations to KJ 119 in the Runenprojekt Kiel