Definitions by bluestinger66

dagaz 

The twenty-third letter of the futhark alphabet

Pronunciation of dagaz: DAH˙gahz
Letter sound: d
Appearance: ᛞ
Meaning: day, light (stands primarily for midday or midsummer)
Related words: daeg

dagaz by bluestinger66 December 23, 2023

ingwaz 

The twenty-second letter of the futhark alphabet

Pronunciation of ingwaz: EENG˙wahz
Letter sound: ng, ŋ
Appearance: ᛜ
Meaning: creation, fertilization, growth

ingwaz by bluestinger66 December 22, 2023

tooking 

Interesting! You get this word by combining the past tense of the verb “take” with the ­ing form, i.e. “taking.”

It’s tooking me a long time.

tooking by bluestinger66 December 21, 2023

mannaz

The twenty-first letter of the futhark alphabet

Pronunciation of mannaz: MAHN˙nahz
Letter sound: m
Appearance: ᛗ
Meaning: man, human
Related words: madr
related symbols: ᛯ (called wendehorn or tvimadur)

mannaz by bluestinger66 December 21, 2023

laguz 

The twentieth letter of the futhark alphabet

Pronunciation of laguz: LAH˙gooz
Letter sound: l
Appearance: ᛚ
Meaning: water, lake
Related words: laukaz (meaning leek), logr (meaning water, sea)

laguz by bluestinger66 December 20, 2023

ehwaz 

The nineteenth letter of the futhark alphabet

Pronunciation of ehwaz: EH˙wahz
Letter sound: e
Appearance: ᛖ
Meaning: horse

ehwaz by bluestinger66 December 19, 2023

berkana

The eighteenth letter of the futhark alphabet

Pronunciation of berkana: BEHR˙kah˙nah
Letter sound: b
Appearance: ᛒ
Meaning: growth, renewal, rebirth
Related words: beorc (meaning birch), bjarkan (younger futhark name for berkana)
Note: Berkana can also have the ending ­n, which makes it “berkanan.” Both spellings are acceptable.

berkana by bluestinger66 December 18, 2023