Name | Proto-Germanic | Old English | Old Norse |
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*Isaz | Īs | Íss | |
"ice" | |||
Shape | Elder Futhark | Futhorc | Younger Futhark |
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Unicode | ᛁ U+16C1 | ||
Transliteration | i | ||
Transcription | i | ||
IPA | [i(ː)] | ||
Position in rune-row | 11 | 9 |
*Isaz is the reconstructed Proto-Germanic name of the i-rune ᛁ, meaning "ice". In the Younger Futhark, it is called íss in Old Norse. As a rune of the Anglo-Saxon futhorc, it is called is.
The corresponding Gothic letter is 𐌹 i, named eis.
The rune is recorded in all three rune poems:
Rune Poem:[1] | English Translation: |
Anglo-Saxon
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Old Icelandic
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Old Norwegian
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See also
References
- ^ Original poems and translation from the Rune Poem Page.