ᚨ
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Translingual
Etymology
Inherited from the A (𐌀) letter in Old Italic alphabets.
Letter
ᚨ
- A rune of the Elder Futhark, with the reconstructed name *ansuz (“god”), representing /ɑ/ or /ɑː/.
Derived terms
- ᚫ the æsc rune in the Anglo-Saxon Fuþorc
- ᚩ the ōs rune in the Anglo-Saxon Fuþorc
- ᚪ the ác rune in the Anglo-Saxon Fuþorc
- ᚬ the óss rune in the Younger Futhark.
Old English
Pronunciation
Letter
ᚨ (æ)
- a letter of the Old English runic alphabet, representing vowel /æ/ and named æsċ (“ash”)
See also
- (Runic script letters) ᚠ (f), ᚢ (u), ᚦ (þ), ᚩ (ó), ᚱ (r), ᚳ (c), ᚷ (ġ), ᚹ (w), ᚻ (h), ᚾ (n), ᛁ (i), ᛄ (j), ᛇ (eo), ᛈ (p), ᛉ (x), ᛋ (s), ᛏ (t), ᛒ (b), ᛖ (e), ᛗ (m), ᛚ (l), ᛝ (ŋ), ᛟ (œ), ᛞ (d), ᚪ (a), ᚨ, ᚣ (y), ᛡ (io), ᛠ (ea)