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, 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]