ᛚᛖᚢᛒᚢ

Proto-Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *leubō, feminine nominative singular of *leubaz.

Adjective

ᛚᛖᚢᛒᚢ (leubu)

  1. feminine nominative singular of ᛚᛖᚢᛒᚨᛉ (leubaʀ)
    • c. 200–450 AD, inscription on the Opedal Runestone[1]
      ᛒᛁᚱᚷᛜᚷᚢᛒᛟᚱᛟᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱᛗᛁᚾᚢ ¶ ᛚᛖᚢᛒᚢᛗᛖᛉ ᚹᚨᚷᛖ ᛬
      birgŋguboroswestarminu ¶ leubumeʀ wage :
      /birg, Ingubōrō, swestar mīnu leubu, mēʀ, Wāgē!/
      O Ingubōrō, my beloved sister, preserve me, Wāgaz!

References

  1. ^ Inscription/entry N KJ76 in the RuneS-Database ot the research project Runic Writing in the Germanic Languages (RuneS) of the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony, 2025.
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