*Laguz

Rune pg oe on gem-x-proto *Laguz/gem-x-proto *Laukaz ang-Latn Lagu non-Latn Lögr "lake"/"leek" "ocean, sea" "water, waterfall" x50px|class=skin-invert-image 16DA l l [l] 21 15 Runic 30em gem-x-proto *Laguz ('water', 'lake'), or gem-x-proto *Laukaz ('leek'), is the reconstructed Proto-Germanic name of the l-rune ᛚ. In the Anglo-Saxon rune poem, it is called ang lagu "ocean". In the Younger Futhark, the rune is called is lögr "waterfall" in Icelandic and no logr "water" in Norse. The name of the corresponding Gothic letter (𐌻, l) is attested as got laaz in the Codex Vindobonensis 795; a normalized (Ulfilan) Gothic form got *lagus is thought to underlie this unconventional spelling. The rune is identical in shape to the letter l in the Raetic alphabet. Rune poem Rune Poem:Original poems and translation from the Rune Poem Page https://web.archive.org/web/19990501094729/http://www.ragweedforge.com/poems.html 1999-05-01 . English Translation: Old Norwegian gem-NO ᛚ Lögr er, fællr ór fjalle foss; en gull ero nosser.A waterfall is a River which falls from a mountain-side; but ornaments are of gold. Old Icelandic non-IS ᛚ Lögr er vellanda vatn ok viðr ketill ok glömmungr grund. lacus lofðungr. Water is eddying stream and broad geysir and land of the fish. Old English ang ᛚ Lagu bẏþ leodum langsum geþuht, gif hi sculun neþan on nacan tealtum and hi sæẏþa sƿẏþe bregaþ and se brimhengest bridles ne gẏm[eð]. The ocean seems interminable to men, if they venture on the rolling bark and the waves of the sea terrify them and the stallion of the deep heed not its bridle. Leek hypothesis Leeks in Germanic paganism The hypothesis that the Proto-Germanic name for the rune is gem-x-proto *laukaz ('leek') is based not on the rune poems, but rather on early inscriptions, such as the Bülach fibula, where the rune has been hypothesised to be an abbreviation of gem-x-proto *laukaz. The choice of word may be due to the plant being seen as a symbol of fertility and healing. Also supporting this idea are 10th century manuscripts that use the Old Norse descendent non laukr as a name for the rune, alongside non lín ('flax', 'linen').Looijenga Tineke Texts and Contexts of the Oldest Runic Inscriptions 1 January 2003 BRILL 978-90-04-12396-0 https://www.academia.edu/5030830 enMarkey Tom 'Garlic and Sapphires in the Mud': 'Leeks' in their Early Folk Contexts Leeds Studies in English 2013 10–42 https://digital.library.leeds.ac.uk/12219/1/LSE2013_pp.10-42_Markey_article.pdf See also Elder Futhark Rune poem References Category:Runes