ᛚᚨᚢᚲᚨᛉ

Proto-Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *laukaz.

Noun

ᛚᚨᚢᚲᚨᛉ (laukaʀ) m

1. leek
   • 5th century, DR BR6 bracteate (Skrydstrup, Denmark):

     ᛚᚨᚢᚲᚨᛉᚨᛚᚢ

     laukaʀalu

     leek ale

Usage notes

Also used as a runic charm word, probably because of its connotations with fertility.

Descendants

• Old Norse: laukr
  • Icelandic: laukur
  • Faroese: leykur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: lauk
  • Elfdalian: lok
  • Old Swedish: lø̄ker
    • Swedish: lök
  • Old Danish: lø̄k
    • Danish: løg
      • Norwegian Bokmål: løk
        • → Norwegian Nynorsk: løk
    • Scanian: løg
  • Gutnish: lauk