Elder Futhark Runes

Cards · 51

ᚠ

*Fehu — sound: [f] as in 'fire'

ᚢ

*Ūruz — sound: [uː] as in 'cool' or [u] as in 'put'

ᚦ

*Þurisaz — sound: [θ] as in 'thorn' or [ð] as in 'this'

ᚨ

*Ansuz — sound: [ɑː] as in 'father'

ᚱ

*Raidō — sound: [r], rolled/trilled 'r'

ᚲ

*Kaunan (or *Kenaz) — sound: [k] as in 'king'

ᚷ

*Gebō — sound: [ɡ] as in 'gift' or voiced velar fricative [ɣ]

ᚹ

*Wunjō — sound: [w] as in 'wind'

ᚺ

*Hagalaz — sound: [h] as in 'hail' or [x] as in Scottish 'loch'

ᚾ

*Naudiz — sound: [n] as in 'need'

ᛁ

*Īsaz — sound: [iː] as in 'machine'

ᛃ

*Jēran — sound: [j] as in 'year'

ᛇ

*Eihwaz (or *Īwaz) — sound: [æː] or [ç], a vowel between [i] and [e]

ᛈ

*Perþō — sound: [p] as in 'path'

ᛉ

*Algiz (or *Elhaz) — sound: [z], voiced 'z' or terminal Proto-Germanic 'r'-like fricative

ᛊ

*Sōwilō — sound: [s] as in 'sun'

ᛏ

*Tīwaz — sound: [t] as in 'time'

ᛒ

*Berkanan — sound: [b] as in 'birch' or bilabial fricative [β]

ᛖ

*Ehwaz — sound: [eː] as in 'they' or [e] as in 'bed'

ᛗ

*Mannaz — sound: [m] as in 'man'

ᛚ

*Laguz — sound: [l] as in 'lake'

ᛜ

*Ingwaz — sound: [ŋ] as in 'sing'

ᛞ

*Dagaz — sound: [d] as in 'day' or voiced dental fricative [ð]

ᛟ

*Ōþalan — sound: [oː] as in 'boat'

*Fehu (name)

Rune: ᚠ — sound: [f] as in 'fire'

*Ūruz (name)

Rune: ᚢ — sound: [uː] as in 'cool'

*Þurisaz (name)

Rune: ᚦ — sound: [θ] as in 'thorn'

*Ansuz (name)

Rune: ᚨ — sound: [ɑː] as in 'father'

*Raidō (name)

Rune: ᚱ — sound: [r], rolled/trilled 'r'

*Kaunan (name)

Rune: ᚲ — sound: [k] as in 'king'

*Gebō (name)

Rune: ᚷ — sound: [ɡ] as in 'gift'

*Wunjō (name)

Rune: ᚹ — sound: [w] as in 'wind'

*Hagalaz (name)

Rune: ᚺ — sound: [h] as in 'hail'

*Naudiz (name)

Rune: ᚾ — sound: [n] as in 'need'

*Īsaz (name)

Rune: ᛁ — sound: [iː] as in 'machine'

*Jēran (name)

Rune: ᛃ — sound: [j] as in 'year'

*Eihwaz (name)

Rune: ᛇ — sound: [æː] or neutral high-front vowel

*Perþō (name)

Rune: ᛈ — sound: [p] as in 'path'

*Algiz (name)

Rune: ᛉ — sound: [z] as in 'zeal'

*Sōwilō (name)

Rune: ᛊ — sound: [s] as in 'sun'

*Tīwaz (name)

Rune: ᛏ — sound: [t] as in 'time'

*Berkanan (name)

Rune: ᛒ — sound: [b] as in 'birch'

*Ehwaz (name)

Rune: ᛖ — sound: [eː] as in 'they'

*Mannaz (name)

Rune: ᛗ — sound: [m] as in 'man'

*Laguz (name)

Rune: ᛚ — sound: [l] as in 'lake'

*Ingwaz (name)

Rune: ᛜ — sound: [ŋ] as in 'sing'

*Dagaz (name)

Rune: ᛞ — sound: [d] as in 'day'

*Ōþalan (name)

Rune: ᛟ — sound: [oː] as in 'boat'

First Ætt (Freyr's family)

Runes ᚠ ᚢ ᚦ ᚨ ᚱ ᚲ ᚷ ᚹ — represents sounds [f], [u], [θ], [a], [r], [k], [g], [w]

Second Ætt (Hagalaz's family)

Runes ᚺ ᚾ ᛁ ᛃ ᛇ ᛈ ᛉ ᛊ — represents sounds [h], [n], [i], [j], [æː], [p], [z], [s]

Third Ætt (Tīwaz's family)

Runes ᛏ ᛒ ᛖ ᛗ ᛚ ᛜ ᛞ ᛟ — represents sounds [t], [b], [e], [m], [l], [ŋ], [d], [oː]