ᛞ

ᛞ U+16DE, ᛞ RUNIC LETTER DAGAZ DAEG D ← ᛝ [U+16DD] Runic ᛟ → [U+16DF]

Translingual

Etymology

Derived from Lepontic san, itself of uncertain origin.

Letter

ᛞ

1. A letter of the Runic alphabet, with the reconstructed name *dagaz (“day”), representing /d/.

Usage notes

Present in the Elder Fuþark, the Anglo-Saxon Fuþorc (ᛞ, called dæg).

See also

• Ϻ (in the Ancient Greek alphabet)
• 𐌳 (in the Gothic alphabet)

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d/

Letter

ᛞ (d)

1. a letter of the Old English runic alphabet, representing /d/ and named dæġ (“day”)
   • The Old English rune poem

     ᛞ byþ Drihtnes sond dēore mannum...

     Day is the Lord's message, dear to men...

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]