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U+16A8, ᚨ
RUNIC LETTER ANSUZ A

[U+16A7]
Runic
[U+16A9]

Translingual[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Inherited from the A (𐌀) letter in Old Italic alphabets.

Letter[edit]

  1. A rune of the Elder Futhark, with the reconstructed name *ansuz (god), representing /ɑ/ or /ɑː/.

Derived terms[edit]

  • the æsc rune in the Anglo-Saxon Fuþorc
  • the ós rune in the Anglo-Saxon Fuþorc
  • the ác rune in the Anglo-Saxon Fuþorc
  • the óss rune in the Younger Futhark.