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Proto-Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *laukaz, cognate with Old English lēac, English leek.
Noun
ᛚᚨᚢᚲᚨᛉ (laukaʀ) m
- leek
- 5th century, DR BR6 (DR IK166) bracteate (Skrydstrup, Denmark):
ᛚᚨᚢᚲᚨᛉ ᚨᛚᚢ- laukaʀ alu
- leek, ale
- 300-400, Scraper knife from Fløksand (KJ37, NIæR51)
ᛚᛁᚾᚨᛚᚨᚢᚲᚨᛉᚠ- linalaukaʀf
- /līna laukaʀ f/
- flax, leek, f
Usage notes
Used as a runic charm word, probably because of its connotations with fertility.
Descendants