ᛟ

ᛟ U+16DF, ᛟ RUNIC LETTER OTHALAN ETHEL O ← ᛞ [U+16DE] Runic ᛠ → [U+16E0]

See also: 𐰋

Translingual

Etymology

Possibly derived from O.

Letter

ᛟ

1. A Runic character, called othala (ōþalą) in the Elder Futhark and ēþel in the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc, representing a long or short /o/ sound, and associated with inheritance and ancestral land.

See also

• 𐍉 in the Gothic alphabet

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ø/

Letter

ᛟ (œ)

1. a letter of the Old English runic alphabet, representing /œ/ and named ēþel (“homeland”)
   • The Old English rune poem

     ᛟ byþ oferlēof æġhylċum men...

     Homeland is loved by all people...

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)