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 ós rune in the Anglo-Saxon Fuþorc
• ᚪ the ác rune in the Anglo-Saxon Fuþorc
• ᚬ the óss rune in the Younger Futhark.