ᚷᚫᚷᚩᚷᚫ

Old English

Etymology

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

Noun

ᚷᚫᚷᚩᚷᚫ (ġæġóġæ) f

1. 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.