ᚫ

ᚫ U+16AB, ᚫ RUNIC LETTER AESC ← ᚪ [U+16AA] Runic ᚬ → [U+16AC]

Translingual

Etymology

Inherited from the Elder Fuþark rune ᚨ without modification.

Letter

ᚫ

1. a rune of the Anglo-Saxon Fuþorc, called æsċ, representing /æ/ or /æː/ in Old English. The Elder Futhark rune is identical in shape, but considered a different character by Unicode (ᚨ)

See also

• ᚬ the óss rune in the Younger Futhark.

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æ(ː)/

Letter

ᚫ (æ)

1. the twenty-sixth letter of the Old English runic alphabet, representing the sounds /æ(ː)/ and pronounced æsċ (“ash”)
   • The Old English rune poem

     ᚫ biþ oferhēah, eldum dȳre, stīþ on staþule; stede rihte hylt þēah him feohtan on fīras moniġe.

     Ash is towering, beloved of men Stiff in its station, holds to it steadfastly Though many men battle against it.

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, ᛞ, ᛟ, ᚪ, ᚫ, ᚣ, ᛡ, ᛠ, ᛢ, ᛣ, ᛥ, ᚸ, ᛤ ^[edit]