Rune Alphabet

Laguz

Laguz

Laguz or Laukaz is the reconstructed Proto-Germanic name for the l-rune ᛚ. Laguz means "water" or "lake," and laukaz means "leek." In the Anglo-Saxon rune poem, it is called lagu,...

Laguz

Laguz or Laukaz is the reconstructed Proto-Germanic name for the l-rune ᛚ. Laguz means "water" or "lake," and laukaz means "leek." In the Anglo-Saxon rune poem, it is called lagu,...

Berkana

Berkana

Berkanan is the reconstructed Proto-Germanic name for the b-rune ᛒ, which means "birch." In the Younger Futhark, it is called Bjarkan in both the Icelandic and Norwegian rune poems. In...

Berkana

Berkanan is the reconstructed Proto-Germanic name for the b-rune ᛒ, which means "birch." In the Younger Futhark, it is called Bjarkan in both the Icelandic and Norwegian rune poems. In...

Tiwaz

Tiwaz

The T-rune ᛏ is named after Týr and was identified with this god. The reconstructed Proto-Germanic name is Tîwaz or Teiwaz. The Tiwaz rune was an ideographic symbol for a...

Tiwaz

The T-rune ᛏ is named after Týr and was identified with this god. The reconstructed Proto-Germanic name is Tîwaz or Teiwaz. The Tiwaz rune was an ideographic symbol for a...

Sowilo

Sowilo

Sowilo (sōwilō), meaning "sun," is the reconstructed Proto-Germanic name for the s-rune (ᛊ, ᛋ). The letter is a direct adoption of the Old Italic (Etruscan or Latin) s (𐌔), which...

Sowilo

Sowilo (sōwilō), meaning "sun," is the reconstructed Proto-Germanic name for the s-rune (ᛊ, ᛋ). The letter is a direct adoption of the Old Italic (Etruscan or Latin) s (𐌔), which...

Algiz

Algiz

Algiz (also Elhaz) is the conventional name for the "z-rune" ᛉ of the Elder Futhark runic alphabet. Its transliteration is z, representing a phoneme in Proto-Germanic, where the terminal *z...

Algiz

Algiz (also Elhaz) is the conventional name for the "z-rune" ᛉ of the Elder Futhark runic alphabet. Its transliteration is z, representing a phoneme in Proto-Germanic, where the terminal *z...

Perthro

Perthro

The p-rune ᚲ is the rune in the Elder Futhark runic alphabet that represents the sound /p/ (voiceless bilabial stop). It does not appear in the Younger Futhark. In the...

Perthro

The p-rune ᚲ is the rune in the Elder Futhark runic alphabet that represents the sound /p/ (voiceless bilabial stop). It does not appear in the Younger Futhark. In the...