*launą
Runic: ᛚᚨᚢᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈlɑu̯.nɑ̃/noun · neuter · a-stem
Meanings
reward, credit, booty
Etymology
From Pre-Germanic *lh₂ewnom or *lowh₂nom (with laryngeal metathesis), from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂w- (‘to capture, enjoy’). Cognate with Latin lucrum (‘profit, foredeal’), Ancient Greek λεία (leía) (leía, ‘booty, spoils’).
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | launą | launō |
| Acc. | launą | launō |
| Gen. | launas, launis | launǫ̂ |
| Dat. | launai | launamaz |
| Inst. | launō | launamiz |
| Voc. | launą | launō |
Descendants
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*laun (Proto-West Germanic)
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*widerlonum, widerdonum (Medieval Latin)
- guidardone, guiderdone (Italian)
- guierdon (Occitan)
- galardón (Spanish)
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*widerlonum, widerdonum (Medieval Latin)
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*laun (Proto-West Germanic)
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*widerlonum, widerdonum (Medieval Latin)
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gueredun, guerdon, werdon (Old French)
- guerdon (English)
- guerdon (French)
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gueredun, guerdon, werdon (Old French)
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*widerlonum, widerdonum (Medieval Latin)
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*laun (Proto-West Germanic)
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*widerlonum, widerdonum (Medieval Latin)
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gualardon (Old Galician-Portuguese)
- galardón (Galician)
- galardão (Portuguese)
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gualardon (Old Galician-Portuguese)
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*widerlonum, widerdonum (Medieval Latin)
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*laun (Proto-West Germanic)
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*lōn (Old Dutch)
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lôon (Middle Dutch)
- loean (Limburgish)
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lôon (Middle Dutch)
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*lōn (Old Dutch)
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*laun (Proto-West Germanic)
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*lōn (Old Dutch)
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lôon (Middle Dutch)
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loon (Dutch)
- loon (Afrikaans)
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loon (Dutch)
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lôon (Middle Dutch)
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*lōn (Old Dutch)
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*laun (Proto-West Germanic)
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lēan (Old English)
- lean, læn, lan, lien (Middle English)
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lēan (Old English)
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*laun (Proto-West Germanic)
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lān (Old Frisian)
- lean (North Frisian)
- Loon (Saterland Frisian)
- lean (West Frisian)
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lān (Old Frisian)
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*laun (Proto-West Germanic)
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lōn (Old High German)
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lōn (Middle High German)
- Lohn (German)
- Loun (Luxembourgish)
- Loh (Pennsylvania German)
- לוין (loyn) (Yiddish)
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lōn (Middle High German)
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lōn (Old High German)
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*laun (Proto-West Germanic)
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lōn (Old Saxon)
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lōn (Middle Low German)
- Lauhn (German Low German)
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lōn (Middle Low German)
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lōn (Old Saxon)
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laun (Old Norse)
- laun (Icelandic)
- læn, læ (Norwegian)
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laun (Old Norse)
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løn (Old Danish)
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løn (Danish)
- løn (Faroese)
- løn (Norwegian Nynorsk)
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løn (Danish)
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løn (Old Danish)
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laun (Old Norse)
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løn (Old Danish)
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løn (Danish)
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lønn (Norwegian Bokmål)
- lønn (Norwegian Nynorsk)
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lønn (Norwegian Bokmål)
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løn (Danish)
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løn (Old Danish)
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laun (Old Norse)
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løn (Old Swedish)
- lön (Swedish)
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løn (Old Swedish)
- 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌽 (laun) (Gothic)