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Gothic

Romanization

laun

Romanization of𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌽

Icelandic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /løyːn/
Rhymes:-øyːn

Etymology 1

FromOld Norselaun, fromProto-Germanic*launą, from a suffixed form ofProto-Indo-European*leh₂w-(“catch, plunder, profit”). Cognate withSwedishlön,Dutchloon (Old Saxonlōn),GermanLohn (Old High Germanlōn),Old Englishlean,Old Frisianlān,Gothic𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌽(laun). The Indo-European root is also the source ofAncient Greekλεία(leía) (from *λαϝία),Latinlucrum,Old Church Slavonicловъ(lovŭ) (Russianлов(lov)),Old Irishlóg,Lithuanianlãvinti.

Noun

laun n pl (plural only,genitive plurallauna)

wages,salary
Synonym:kaup
reward

Declension

Declension oflaun (pl-only neuter)

	plural
	indefinite	definite
nominative	laun	launin
accusative	laun	launin
dative	launum	laununum
genitive	launa	launanna

Derived terms

Etymology 2

FromOld Norselaun, fromProto-Germanic*laugnō.

Noun

laun f (genitive singularlaunar,no plural)

secrecy,concealment
- Á Sprengisandi (“On Sprengisandur”) byGrímur Thomsen
  Þey þey! þey þey! þaut í holti tófa,
  þurran vill hún blóði væta góm,
  eða líka einhver var að hóa
  undarlega digrum karlaróm;
  útilegumenn í Ódáðahraun
  eru kannske að smala féá laun.
  Hush, hush, hush, hush,
  a vixen dashed in the hillock,
  wanting to quench his thirst with blood.
  Or - is it someone calling,
  strangely, with a harsh voice?
  Outlawed men, in the vast waste land
  aresecretly guarding their stolen sheep.
Álaun.
Insecret, secretly.

Declension

Declension oflaun (sg-only feminine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	laun	launin
accusative	laun	launina
dative	laun	launinni
genitive	launar	launarinnar

Related terms

Maguindanao

Etymology

FromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*dahun, compareMalaydaun.

Pronunciation

(Standard Maguindanaon)IPA^(key): /ˈlaun/[ˈɭau̯ɳ]
Rhymes:-aun
Syllabification:laun

Noun

laun

leaf

Old Norse

Etymology 1

FromProto-Germanic*launą n. The mixing of the neuter plural and feminine singular is also seen inlǫg n pl or f(“law”).

Noun

laun n pl or f

reward,recompense

Declension

Declension oflaun (stronga-stem, plural only)
neuter	plural
neuter	indefinite	definite
nominative	laun	launin
accusative	laun	launin
dative	launum	laununum
genitive	launa	launanna

Declension oflaun (strongō-stem, singular only)
feminine	singular
feminine	indefinite	definite
nominative	laun	launin
accusative	laun	launina
dative	laun	launinni
genitive	launar	launarinnar

Descendants

Icelandic:laun n pl
Norwegian:læn,læ(dialectal)
Swedish:lön c
Danish:løn c

Further reading

Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “laun”, inA Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at theInternet Archive

Etymology 2

Related toleyna. FromProto-Germanic*laugnō.

Noun

laun f

secrecy,concealment

Declension

Declension oflaun (strongō-stem)
feminine	singular		plural
feminine	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	laun	launin	launar	launarnar
accusative	laun	launina	launar	launarnar
dative	laun	launinni	launum	laununum
genitive	launar	launarinnar	launa	launanna

Derived terms

launblót n(“secret worship of the gods”)
laundyrr f pl(“secret doorway”)
launfestar f pl(“secret betrothal”)
launfundr m(“secret meeting”)
laungetinn(“illegitimate, natural”,past participle)
launkona f(“concubine”)
launkoss m(“secret kiss”)
launkárr(“dealing in secrets, mysterious”)
launmaðr m(“a hidden (sham) person”)
launmæli n pl(“hidden talk”)
launráð n(“secret device”)
launstefna f(“secret meeting”)
launstigr m(“secret path”)
launstuldr m(“stilfering, theft”)
launsát f(“ambush”)
launsátt f(“secret agreement”)
launsætt f(“secret agreement”)
launtal n(“secret talk”)
launung f(“concealment, secrecy”)
launvágr m(“hidden creek”)
launvíg f(“secret manslaughter”)
launþing n(“secret meeting”)

Descendants

Icelandic:laun
Norwegian Bokmål: (i lønn)
Swedish:i lönn(“in secret”),lönn-(“secret”)

Further reading

Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “laun”, inA Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at theInternet Archive

Tolai

Verb

laun

tolive

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