ᚱ

ᚱ U+16B1, ᚱ RUNIC LETTER RAIDO RAD REID R ← ᚰ [U+16B0] Runic ᚲ → [U+16B2]

Translingual

Etymology

Probably directly derived from Latin R.

Letter

ᚱ

1. A letter of the Runic alphabet, present in the Elder Fuþark, the Anglo-Saxon Fuþorc (called rād), and the Younger Fuþark (called reið). Represents /r/ and is reconstructed as *raidō, associated with travel.

Related terms

• 𐍂, the letter raida of the Gothic alphabet.

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /r/

Letter

ᚱ (r)

1. the fifth letter of the Old English runic alphabet, representing /r/ and pronounced rād (“journey”)
   • The Old English rune poem

     ᚱ byþ on recȳde rinca ġehwylċum / sēfte...

     Journey is easy for warriors in the hall...

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]