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Proto-Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *laþō (“invitation”).
Noun
ᛚᚨᚦᚢ (laþu) f (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, wraita laþō
- I, the Erilaz, am called sea/glory-thief, wrote an invitation.
Usage notes
Although the prose 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 (laukaʀ, “leek”).
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