ᛋ

See also: Ϟ, ㄣ, and ϟ

ᛋ U+16CB, ᛋ RUNIC LETTER SIGEL LONG-BRANCH-SOL S ← ᛊ [U+16CA] Runic ᛌ → [U+16CC]

Translingual

Etymology

Compare Σ, S.

Letter

ᛋ

1. A letter of the Runic alphabet, present in the Elder Fuþark (as ᛊ), the Anglo-Saxon Fuþorc (ᛋ, called Siġel), and the Younger Fuþark (ᛋ), representing /s/ and associated in all three with the sun.

See also

• ᛌ, a short-twig variation

Gallery

• Variants
• 
  The earliest Elder Futhark 'Σ' variant.
• 
  The later Elder Futhark 'S' variant.
• 
  The Anglo-Saxon Fuþorc variant.

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s, z/

Letter

ᛋ (s)

1. the sixteenth letter of the Old English runic alphabet, representing ⟨s⟩ and the sounds /s, z/. Pronounced siġel (“sun”)
   • The Old English rune poem

     ᛋ sēmannum symble biþ on hihte...

     Sun is ever the hope of seamen...

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]