Laguz
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Laguz or Laukaz is the reconstructed Proto-Germanic name of the l-rune ᛚ, laguz meaning "water" or "lake" and laukaz meaning "leek". In the Anglo-Saxon rune poem, it is called lagu "ocean". In the Younger Futhark it is called lögr "waterfall" in Icelandic and logr "water" in Norse.
The corresponding Gothic letter is 𐌻 l, named lagus. The rune is identical in shape to the letter l in the Raetic alphabet.The "leek" hypothesis is based not on the rune poems, but rather on early inscriptions where the rune often abbreviates laukaz, a symbol of fertility, see Bülach fibula.
See also
- Elder Futhark
- Rune poem
- Saturday
| Runes |
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| Elder Fuþark: ᚠ f | ᚢ u | ᚦ þ | ᚨ a | ᚱ r | ᚲ k | ᚷ g | ᚹ w | ᚺ h | ᚾ n | ᛁ i | ᛃ j |ᛇ ï | ᛈ p | ᛉ z | ᛊ s |ᛏ t | ᛒ b | ᛖ e | ᛗ m | ᛚ l | ᛜ ŋ | ᛞ d | ᛟ o |
| Futhorc | Younger Futhark | Rune poems | Runestones | Runology |
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