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Old English
Etymology
Unknown; perhaps onomatopoeic and cognate with Proto-Norse ᚷᚨᚷᚨᚷᚨ (gagaga) of the Kragehul I inscription.
Noun
ᚷᚫᚷᚩᚷᚫ (ġæġóġæ) f
- The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
- 5th century, Undley bracteate
ᚷᚫᚷᚩᚷᚫ᛫ᛗᚫᚷᚫ᛫ᛗᛖᛞᚢ- gægogæ mægæ medu
- (some possible translations)
- this she-wolf is a reward to a kinsman
- abracadabra: to a kinsman this reward
- password
- howling she-wolf
- magical formula
Usage notes
- The meaning of this word, dating from ca. 475 C.E., is uncertain. The definitions suggested are only hypothetical.
References
- ^ MacLeod, Mindy, Mees, Bernard (2006) Runic Amulets and Magic Objects, Boydell Press, →ISBN