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ingwaz

The twenty-second letter of the futhark alphabet

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

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.

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)

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)

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

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.

by bluestinger66 December 18, 2023

tiwaz

The seventeenth letter of the futhark alphabet

Pronunciation of tiwaz: TEE˙wahz
Letter sound: t
Appearance: ᛏ
Meaning: arrow, spear
Related words: Tyr (the war god or sky god Tyr)

by bluestinger66 December 17, 2023