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:
   • c. 475 C.E., Undley bracteate:

     ᚷᚫᚷᚩᚷᚫ᛫ᛗᚫᚷᚫ᛫ᛗᛖᛞᚢ

     gægogæ mægæ medu

     (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