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A Futhark

fu·thark    (foomacrprimethärklprime)

Futhorc \Fu"thorcFuthork\Fu"thork\, n. [Written also futharcfuthark.] The Runic alphabet; -- so called from the six letters f, u, [thorn] (th), o (or a), r, c (=k).


 

The letters are called Runes and the alphabet bears the name Futhorc from the first six letters. --I. Taylor.

Note: The spelling futharc represents most accurately the original values of these six Runic letters.

1.  The common Germanic runic alphabet.

2.  also fu·thorc or fu·thork (-thôrklprime) The Old English runic alphabet.

 

 

11b%20copy    Fehu the first Ætt

 

Name

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Fehu

"fay-who"

f as in "fire"

2

12

 

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Uruz

"ooo-rooze"

oo as in "booze" (might be pronounced: oo as in "book")

3

13

 

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Thurasaz

"thoor-ee-saws"

unvoiced th as in "thorn" (never th as in "the")

4

14

 

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Ansuz

"awn-sooze

a as in "awning", "call" or "law"

5

15

 

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Raido

"rye-though

r as in "ride"

6

16

 

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Kannaz

"kane-awze

k as in "kick", or hard c as in "cane".

7

17

 

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Gebo

"gay-boe"
or "yee-boe"

hard g as in "gift" , y as in "yes", or silent

8

18

 

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Wunjo

"woon-yo"

w as in "warm", with lips close together, almost like a "v".

 

20

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21

 

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Haggalaz

"haw-gaw-laws"

h as in "hail", aspirate "h" as in modern English

10

22

 

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Nauthiez

"now-these"

n as in "need"

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23

 

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Isa

"ee-saw"

ee as in "sleep"

12

24

 

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Jera

"yare-awe"

y as in "year" or j as in "jaw".

13

25

 

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Eiwaz

"eye-wawz"

i as in "pride", possibly short i as in "pick"

14

26

 

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Pertho

"perth-row"

p as in "poem"

15

27

 

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Alhaz

"all-yeese"
or Elhaz "ale-hawz"

z or final R

16

28

 

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Sowillo

"soe-wee-low"

s as in "sun"

 

30

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17

31

 

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Tiwaz

"tea-wawz"

t as in "Tuesday"

18

32

 

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Bircano

"bear-kawn-oh"

b as in "birch"

19

33

 

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Ewaz

"ay-wawz"
or Ehwo
"ay-woh"

a as in "day"

20

34

 

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Mannaz

"mawn-nawz"

m as in "mankind"

21

35

 

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Laguz

"law-gooze"

l as in "life"

22

36

 

36

Ingwaz

"eeeng-wawz"

nasal sound as ng in "singer"

23

37

 

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Othallo

"oath-awe-law"

o as in "oath"

24

38

 

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Daggaz

"thaw-gauze"

voiced th as in "the" (never unvoiced th as in "thick") or d as in "dog"