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Definition of futhark

futhark
Futhorc Fu"thorc Futhork Fu"thork, n. [Written also futharc, futhark.] The Runic alphabet; -- so called from the six letters f, u, [thorn] (th), o (or a), r, c (=k). The letters are called Runes and the alphabet bears the name Futhorc from the first six letters. --I. Taylor. Note: The spelling futharc represents most accurately the original values of these six Runic letters.

Meaning of futhark from wikipedia

- Begriffsrunen ('concept runes'). The Scandinavian variants are also known as fuþark, or ****hark; this name is derived from the first six letters of the script, ⟨ᚠ⟩...
- instead of runes. The Younger ****hark, also called Scandinavian runes, is a runic alphabet and a reduced form of the Elder ****hark, with only 16 characters...
- symbols instead of runes. The Elder ****hark (or Fuþark), also known as the Older ****hark, Old ****hark, or Germanic ****hark, is the oldest form of the runic...
- Elhaz) is the name conventionally given to the "z-rune" ᛉ of the Elder ****hark runic alphabet. Its transliteration is z, understood as a phoneme of the...
- The body of runic inscriptions falls into the three categories of Elder ****hark (some 350 items, dating to between the 2nd and 8th centuries AD), Anglo-Frisian...
- and odal, is a rune that represents the o and œ phonemes in the Elder ****hark and the Anglo-Saxon ****horc writing systems respectively. Its name is derived...
- Elder ****hark, expanding to 28 characters in its older form and up to 34 characters in its younger form. In contemporary Scandinavia, the Elder ****hark developed...
- Jeran, Jeraz, Yera) is the conventional name of the j-rune ᛃ of the Elder ****hark, from a reconstructed Common Germanic stem *jēra- meaning "harvest, (good)...
- second rune in all runic alphabets (****harks), i.e. Germanic Elder ****hark, Anglo-Frisian ****hark and Norse Younger ****hark. It corresponds to the letter u...
- runes. Ansuz is the conventional name given to the a-rune of the Elder ****hark, ᚨ. The name is based on Proto-Germanic *ansuz, denoting a deity belonging...