laguz ᛚ

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Pronunciation (Proto-Germanic):

LAH-gooz

Phonetic Sound:

“l” as in “leaf”

IPA [l]

Translation:

lake, possibly leek


Alternative Names

Old Norse, Younger Futhark

lögr (ᛚ)

Old English, Futhorc

lagu (ᛚ)


Associated Concepts and Interpretations

Adaptability, flow

Emotional energy, intuition, psychic, metaphysical insight

Feminine, woman, vitality

Growth, primal potential, the unconscious

Journey by water

Lake, water, sea, ocean, waterfall

Realm of the spiritual and imagination

Transition between life and death



Associated Rune POEMS

As translated by Bruce Dickins, 1915; public domain.

Norwegian

Lǫgr 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

Icelandic

Lögr er vellanda vatn
ok viðr ketill
ok glömmungr grund
Eddying stream
and broad geyser
and land of the fish

Anglo-Saxon

Lagu byþ leodum langsum geþuht,
gif hi sculun neþan on nacan tealtum
and hi sæyþa swyþe bregaþ
and se brimhengest bridles ne gym[eð]
The ocean seems interminable to men,
if they venture on the rolling bark
and the waves of the sea terrify them
and the courser of the deep heed not its bridle

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