-
characters are
known collectively as the
****horc (ᚠᚢᚦᚩᚱᚳ,
fuþorc) from the
sound values of the
first six runes. The
****horc was a
development from the
older co-Germanic...
- ⟨þ⟩/⟨th⟩, ⟨a⟩, ⟨r⟩, and ⟨k⟩. The Anglo-Saxon
variant is
known as
****horc, or
fuþorc, due to
changes in Old
English of the
sounds represented by the fourth...
- of the h-rune ᚺ,
meaning "hail" (the precipitation). In the Anglo-Saxon
****horc, it is
continued as hægl, and, in the
Younger ****hark, as ᚼ hagall. The...
- The Anglo-Saxon
****horc faithfully preserved all
Elder ****horc staves, but ****igned new
sound values to the
redundant ones,
****horc ēoh
expressing a...
-
underwent changes in the
medieval runic alphabets. In the Anglo-Saxon
****horc it
retained its shape, but
became otiose as it
ceased to
represent any...
- Old
English feoh)
represents the ⟨f⟩
sound in the
Younger ****hark and
****horc alphabets. Its name
means '(mobile) wealth',
cognate to
English fee with...
- The
English language itself was
initially written in the Anglo-Saxon
****horc runic alphabet, in use from the 5th century. This
alphabet was brought...
- on his
sword and
twice say the name "Týr" - the name of the
Tiwaz rune.
****horc m****cripts give
different names to the t-rune.
Sangallensis 270 (9th century)...
-
symbols instead of runes. The k-rune ᚲ (Younger ****hark ᚴ, Anglo-Saxon
****horc ᚳ) is
called Kaun in both the
Norwegian and
Icelandic rune poems, meaning...
- of Gallehus, Seeland-II-C). The
Younger ****hark Sol and the Anglo-Saxon
****horc Sigel runes are
identical in shape, a
rotated version of the
later Elder...
