ᚨᚢᛃᚨ
Proto-Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *aują n, itself from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- (“enjoy”). See also Proto-Germanic *auþuz (“easy”).
Noun
ᚨᚢᛃᚨ (auja) n
- fortune, luck
- c. 5th century, an inscription on the bracteate DR IK161:
- ᚨᚢᛃᚨ
auja- auja
- Luck!
- c. 6th century, an inscription on the bracteate Seeland-II-C:
- ᚷᛁᛒᚢᚨᚢᛅᚨ
gibuauja- gibu auja
- I give fortune. (?)
- c. 5th century, an inscription on the bracteate DR IK161:
Descendants
- Old Norse: ey n (hapax)
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