ᚨ


ᚨ U+16A8, ᚨ
RUNIC LETTER ANSUZ A
← ᚧ
[U+16A7]
Runic ᚩ →
[U+16A9]

Translingual

Etymology

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

Letter

ᚨ

  1. 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 ós rune in the Anglo-Saxon Fuþorc
  • ᚪ the ác rune in the Anglo-Saxon Fuþorc
  • ᚬ the óss rune in the Younger Futhark.
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