ᚨᚢᛃᚨ

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Proto-Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *aują n, itself from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- (enjoy). See also Proto-Germanic *auþuz (easy).

Noun

ᚨᚢᛃᚨ (aujan

  1. fortune, luck
    • 440–560, inscription on the Skodborghus-B bracteate (DR IK161)
      ᚨᚢᛃᚨᚨᛚᚨᚹᛁᚾᚨᚢᛃᚨᚨᛚᚨᚹᛁᚾᚨᚢᛃᚨᚨᛚᚨᚹᛁᚾᛃᚨᛚᚨᚹᛁᛞ
      aujaalawinaujaalawinaujaalawinjalawid
      /auja Alawin, auja Alawin, auja Alawin, j Alawid/
      luck for Alawin, luck for Alawin, luck for Alawin, prosperity for Alawid
    • c. 6th century, inscription on the bracteate Seeland-II-C (IK 98)
      ᚷᛁᛒᚢᚨᚢᛅᚨ
      /gibu auja/
      I give luck

Descendants

  • Old Norse: ey n (hapax)