𐍃

𐍃 U+10343, 𐍃 GOTHIC LETTER SAUIL ← 𐍂 [U+10342] Gothic 𐍄 → [U+10344]

Gothic

Etymology

From Latin S. Appears to have been a later Ostrogothic form influenced by Latin scriptoria, partially replacing the earlier "sigmoid" Gothic S (which however was still somewhat rarely used even in Ostrogothic manuscripts, concurrently with the Latin-type S). This sigmoid S resembled and is thought to have derived from Ancient Greek Σ (S). (Some have considered the earlier sigmoid S to be derived from the ᛊ rune instead.)

Letter

𐍃 • (s)

1. The twentieth letter of the Gothic alphabet, representing /s/, with a numerical value of 200.

Usage notes

• This letter is glossed in Latin script with the name sugil (reconstructed 𐍃𐌰𐌿𐌹𐌻 (sauil) or *𐍃𐍉𐌾𐌹𐌻 (*sōjil)) in Codex Vindobonensis 795, a Carolingian-era manuscript.

See also

• Gothic script letters (alphabet appendix, script appendix): 𐌰, 𐌱, 𐌲, 𐌳, 𐌴, 𐌵, 𐌶, 𐌷, 𐌸, 𐌹, 𐌺, 𐌻, 𐌼, 𐌽, 𐌾, 𐌿, 𐍀, 𐍁, 𐍂, 𐍃, 𐍄, 𐍅, 𐍆, 𐍇, 𐍈, 𐍉, 𐍊 ^[edit]

Trivia

In the unemended main text, 𐍃 is the 4th most common letter, occurring 26,679 times. It is the 2nd most common numeral, attested 373 times in the entire Gothic corpus (including sectional numbering).