ᛖ

ᛖ U+16D6, ᛖ RUNIC LETTER EHWAZ EH E ← ᛕ [U+16D5] Runic ᛗ → [U+16D7]

Translingual

Letter

ᛖ

1. A letter of the Runic alphabet, with the reconstructed name *ehwaz (“horse”), representing /e/.

Usage notes

Present in the Elder Fuþark (ᛖ) and the Anglo-Saxon Fuþorc (ᛖ, called eh), and associated in both with the concept of 'horse'.

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e/

Letter

ᛖ (e)

1. a letter of the Old English runic alphabet, representing /e/ and named eoh (“horse”)
   • The Old English rune poem

     ᛖ byþ for eorlum æþelinga wyn...

     The horse is for earls as a princely pleasure...

See also

• (Runic script letters) ᚠ (f), ᚢ (u), ᚦ (þ), ᚩ (ó), ᚱ (r), ᚳ (c), ᚷ (ġ), ᚹ (w), ᚻ (h), ᚾ (n), ᛁ (i), ᛄ (j), ᛇ (eo), ᛈ (p), ᛉ (x), ᛋ (s), ᛏ (t), ᛒ (b), ᛖ (e), ᛗ (m), ᛚ (l), ᛝ (ŋ), ᛟ (œ), ᛞ (d), ᚪ (a), ᚨ, ᚣ (y), ᛡ (io), ᛠ (ea)