lagan

noun /ˈlæɡən/

1. Goods or materials found or left on the sea floor, attached to a floating marker that indicates ownership.

   uncountable

   The country folk, who were prowling about the shore after the waifs of the storm, deserted jetsom and lagend, and crowded to meet the richer prize.

Where it comes from

Per Littré, from Old French lagan, from Medieval Latin laga maris (“law of the sea”), from Old Norse lǫg (“law”) and Latin maris (“of the sea”)

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry lagan (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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