𐍉

𐍉 U+10349, 𐍉 GOTHIC LETTER OTHAL ← 𐍈 [U+10348] Gothic 𐍊 → [U+1034A]

Gothic

Etymology 1

Uncertain. Has been linked to both Ancient Greek Ο (O, “omikron”) and Ω (Ō, “omega”), as well as Runic ᛟ (/⁠o/ or /ō⁠/). Snædal favours the first derivation, interpreting it as being (like the letter 𐌿 (u, “urus”)) an adapted allograph of Greek omikron.

Letter

𐍉 • (ō)

1. The twenty-sixth letter of the Gothic alphabet, representing /o/, with a numerical value of 800.

Usage notes

• This letter is glossed in Latin script with the name utal (reconstructed *𐍉𐌸𐌰𐌻 (*ōþal); compare 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌼𐍉𐌸𐌻𐌹 (haimōþli)) in Codex Vindobonensis 795, a Carolingian-era manuscript.

Trivia

In the unemended main text, 𐍉 is the 17th most common letter, occurring 6,282 times. It is tied with 𐍆 as the 25th most common numeral, each attested 1 time in the entire Gothic corpus (including sectional numbering).

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]

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *ō. Compare Ancient Greek ὦ (ô) (which it is used to translate), Old English ō, Latin ō, Old Irish a.

Particle

𐍉 • (ō)

1. O ... ! (expresses a vocative)

Etymology 3

Onomatopoeic. Translates Ancient Greek οὐὰ (ouà).

Interjection

𐍉 • (ō)

1. ha! (expressing scorn)