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Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *auk (“also”). Cognate with Old English ēac, Old Frisian āk, Old Saxon ōk, Old High German ouh, Gothic 𐌰𐌿𐌺 (auk).
Conjunction
ᛅᚢᚴ (auk) (Latin script auk)
- and
- c. 10th century, inscription B on the Skåäng Runestone:
ᛋᚴᛅᚾᛘᛅᛚᛋ ᛅᚢᚴ × ᚬᛚᛅᚢᚠ × ᚦᛅᚢ × ᛚᛁᛏᚢ × ᚴᛁᛅᚱᛅ × ᛘᛂᚱᚴᛁ × ᚦᛅᚢᛋᛁ × ᛂᚠᛏᛁᛦ × ᛋᚢᛅᛁᚾ × ᚠᛅᚦᚢᚱ × ᛋᛁᚾ × ᚴᚢᚦ × ᚼᛁᛅᛚᛒᛁ ᛋᛅᛚᚢ ᚼᛅᚾᛋ- skanmals auk × olauf × þau × litu × kiara × merki × þausi × eftiʀ × suain × faþur × sin × kuþ × hialbi salu hans
- Skammhals and Ólôf, they had these landmarks made in memory of Sveinn, their father. May God help his soul.
- 11th century, Uppland Runic Inscription 80:
×ᛅᚾᛏᚢᚽᛏᚱ×ᛅᚢᚴ᛭ᚴᚽᚱᚦᛅᚱ᛭ᛚᛁᛏᚢ×ᚱᛁᛋᛏᛅ×ᚱᚢᚾᛅᚱ×ᚦᛁᛋᛅ×ᛁᚠᛏᛁᛦ×ᛋᚢᛅᛁᚾ×ᚠᛅᚦᚢᚱᛋᛁᚾ×ᛅᚢᚴ×ᚴᛅᛏᛁᛚᚢᛁ×ᛁᚠᛏᛁᛦ×ᛒᚢᛅᚾᛏᛅᛋᛁᚾ᛭- ×antuhtr×auk᛭khrþar᛭litu×rista×runar×þisa×iftiʀ×suain×faþursin×auk×katilui×iftiʀ×buantasin᛭
- Andvéttr and Gerðarr had these runes carved in memory of Sveinn, their father; and Ketilvé in memory of her husbandman.
Descendants
See auk § Descendants.