ᚨ

ᚨ U+16A8, ᚨ RUNIC LETTER ANSUZ A ← ᚧ [U+16A7] Runic ᚩ → [U+16A9]

Translingual

Etymology

Inherited from the A (𐌀) letter in Old Italic alphabets.

Letter

ᚨ

1. A rune of the Elder Futhark, with the reconstructed name *ansuz (“god”), representing /ɑ/ or /ɑː/.

Derived terms

• ᚫ the æsċ rune in the Anglo-Saxon Fuþorc
• ᚩ the ōs rune in the Anglo-Saxon Fuþorc
• ᚪ the āc rune in the Anglo-Saxon Fuþorc
• ᚬ the óss rune in the Younger Futhark.

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æ/

Letter

ᚨ (æ)

1. a letter of the Old English runic alphabet, representing vowel /æ/ and named æsċ (“ash”)

See also

• Runic script letters: ᚠ, ᚢ, ᚦ, ᚩ, ᚱ, ᚳ, ᚷ, ᚹ, ᚻ, ᚾ, ᛁ, ᛄ, ᛇ, ᛈ, ᛉ, ᛋ, ᛏ, ᛒ, ᛖ, ᛗ, ᛚ, ᛝ, ᛟ, ᛞ, ᚪ, ᚨ, ᚣ, ᛡ, ᛠ ^[edit]