ᚷᚫᚷᚩᚷᚫ

Old English

Etymology

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

Noun

ᚷᚫᚷᚩᚷᚫ (ġæġóġæ) f

  1. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
    1. password
    2. howling she-wolf
    3. magical formula

References

  1. ^ MacLeod, Mindy; Mees, Bernard (2006), Runic Amulets and Magic Objects, Boydell Press, →ISBN
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