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Translingual
Etymology
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Possibly derived from the Old Italic letter ⟨𐌙⟩, pronounced as [kʰ], ultimately derived from Ancient Greek Ψ (Ps).
Letter
ᛉ
- A letter of the Runic alphabet, present in the Elder Futhark (with reconstructed name *algiz (“elk”), English Algiz) representing /z/, and in the Anglo-Saxon Fuþorc (called eolh) representing /ks/
Descendants
- ᛦ, ᛧ (Younger Futhark)
German
The "life rune" and "death rune" on a grave marker in Niederaula, Germany.
Etymology
From the interpretation as Lebensrune (“life rune”).
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