ᛟ

ᛟ U+16DF, ᛟ RUNIC LETTER OTHALAN ETHEL O ← ᛞ [U+16DE] Runic ᛠ → [U+16E0]

See also: 𐰋

Translingual

Etymology

Possibly derived from O.

Letter

ᛟ

1. A Runic character, called odal or othala (*ōþalą) in the Elder Futhark and ēþel in the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc, representing a long or short /o/ sound, and associated with inheritance and ancestral land.

See also

• 𐍉 in the Gothic alphabet

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ø(ː)/

Letter

ᛟ (œ)

1. the twenty-(third/fourth) letter of the Old English runic alphabet, representing ⟨œ⟩ and the sounds /ø(ː)/. Pronounced œ̄þel (“homeland”)
   • The Old English rune poem

     ᛟ byþ oferlēof æġhwylċum men...

     Homeland is loved by all people...

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]