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rād

Posted on January 19, 2021 by Hana Videen

rād, f.n: riding, going on horseback or in a carriage; an expedition on horseback; a road; name of the R-rune ᚱ. (RAHD / ˈɹaːd)

Medieval manuscript image of a king with a spear riding a white horse.
Apocalypse. Germany, 800-825. Bibliothèque municipale de Valenciennes, MS 99, f. 35r. [enluminures.culture.fr]
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āc

Posted on April 5, 2019 by Hana Videen

āc, m/f.n: oak, oak tree; name of the A-rune ᚪ. (AHK / ˈaːk)

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ēoh

Posted on March 21, 2019 by Hana Videen

ēoh, m.n: yew, a yew tree; name of the EO-rune ᛇ.

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sigel

Posted on September 28, 2018 by Hana Videen

sigel, n.n: the sun; name of the S-rune ᛋ. (SIH-yell / ˈsɪ-jɛl)

‘Clothed with the sun’ in the Rothschild Canticles. France, turn of the 14th century. Yale University Library, Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, MS. 404, f. 64r. [pinterest]
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wyn

Posted on July 15, 2018 by Hana Videen

wyn, f.n: delight, pleasure, joy; name of the W-rune ᚹ. (WUN / ˈwɝn)

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gifu

Posted on December 25, 2017 by Hana Videen

gifu, f.n: a gift, grace, favour; name of the G-rune ᚷ. (YI-vuh / ˈjɪ-vʌ)

1225 gifu
A Christmas feast? Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Bodley 264. [Pinterest: Sarah Peverley]
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īs

Posted on March 4, 2017 by Hana Videen

īs, n.n: ice; name of the I-rune ᛁ. (EES / ˈiːs)

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beorc

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Hana Videen

beorc, f.n: birch; name of the B-rune ᛒ. (BEH-ork / ˈbɛɔɹk)

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eh

Posted on March 8, 2016 by Hana Videen

eh, n.n: horse; name of the E-rune ᛖ. (EH / ˈɛh)

Psalter, England, 13th century; Bodleian, MS Douce 6, f. 201r. Found on Historical Tales blog.

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sigel

Posted on March 4, 2016 by Hana Videen

sigel, n.n: the sun; name of the S-rune ᛋ. (SIH-yell / ˈsɪ-jɛl)

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