ᚨ

ᚨ U+16A8, ᚨ RUNIC LETTER ANSUZ A ← ᚧ [U+16A7] Runic ᚩ → [U+16A9]

Translingual

Etymology

Inherited from the A (𐌀) letter in Old Italic alphabets.

Letter

ᚨ

1. A rune of the Elder Futhark, with the reconstructed name *ansuz (“god”), representing /ɑ/ or /ɑː/.

Derived terms

• ᚫ the æsc rune in the Anglo-Saxon Fuþorc
• ᚩ the ōs rune in the Anglo-Saxon Fuþorc
• ᚪ the ác rune in the Anglo-Saxon Fuþorc
• ᚬ the óss rune in the Younger Futhark.

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æ/

Letter

ᚨ (æ)

1. a letter of the Old English runic alphabet, representing vowel /æ/ and named æsċ (“ash”)

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)