ᛃ
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Translingual
Etymology
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Letter
ᛃ
- A letter of the Runic alphabet, present in the Elder Futhark (with the reconstructed name *jērą), representing /j/.
Related terms
- ᛡ (Anglo-Saxon Futhorc epigraphical, transitional period Elder Futhark)
- ᛄ (Anglo-Saxon Futhorc manuscript)
- ᛅ (Younger Futhark long-branch)
- ᛆ (Younger Futhark short-twig)
Proto-Norse
Letter
ᛃ (j)
- A letter of the Runic alphabet, representing /j/.
- Standing for its name, *ᛃᚨᚱᚨ (*jara /jāra/, “year; bountiful harvest, prosperity”)
- 440–560, inscription on the Skodborghus-B bracteate (DR IK161)
- ᚨᚢᛃᚨᚨᛚᚨᚹᛁᚾᚨᚢᛃᚨᚨᛚᚨᚹᛁᚾᚨᚢᛃᚨᚨᛚᚨᚹᛁᚾᛃᚨᛚᚨᚹᛁᛞ
- aujaalawinaujaalawinaujaalawinjalawid
- /auja Alawin, auja Alawin, auja Alawin, j Alawid/
- luck for Alawin, luck for Alawin, luck for Alawin, prosperity for Alawid
- 550-600, Stentoften Runestone (DR357, KJ96)
- ᚾᛁᚢᚺᛡᛒᛟᚱᚢᛗᛦ ¶ ᚾᛁᚢᚺᚨᚷᛖᛋᛏᚢᛗᛦ ¶ ᚺᛡᚦᚢᚹᛟᛚᛡᚠᛦᚷᛡᚠᛃ […]
- niuhᴀborumʀ ¶ niuhagestumʀ ¶ hᴀþuwolᴀfʀgᴀfj […]
- /nīu haβᵒrumʀ, nīu hangistumʀ, Haþuwolᵃfʀ gaf j./
- By nine bucks and by nine stallions, Haþuwolfʀ gave a fruitful year.
- 440–560, inscription on the Skodborghus-B bracteate (DR IK161)
- Standing for its name, *ᛃᚨᚱᚨ (*jara /jāra/, “year; bountiful harvest, prosperity”)