ᚠ
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Translingual
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Probably from the Etruscan 𐌅, from the Phoenician character waw (𐤅 (w)). Cognates would then include the Ancient Greek Ϝ (W), ϝ (w) and the Latin F (from Etruscan 𐌅𐌇).
Letter
[edit]ᚠ
- A letter of the Runic alphabet, with the reconstructed name *fehu (“cattle”), representing /ɸ/ or /f/.
Usage notes
[edit]- Present in the Elder Fuþark (called fehu), the Anglo-Saxon fuþorc (called feoh), and the Younger Fuþark (called fé). Associated in all three with wealth.
Old Norse
[edit]Noun
[edit]ᚠ (f)
- Abbreviation of fé.