ᚷᚫᚷᚩᚷᚫ

Old English

Etymology

Unknown; perhaps onomatopoeic and cognate with Proto-Norse ᚷᚨᚷᚨᚷᚨ (gagaga) of the Kragehul I inscription.[1]

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
1. password
2. howling she-wolf
3. 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

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