| Rune | UCS | Transliteration | IPA | Proto-Germanic name | Meaning |
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ᚠ | f | /f/ | *fehu | "wealth, cattle" |
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ᚢ | u | /u(ː)/ | ?*ūruz | "aurochs" (or *ûram "water/slag"?) |
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ᚦ | þ | /θ/, /ð/ | ?*þurisaz | "the god Thor, giant" |
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ᚨ | a | /a(ː)/ | *ansuz | "one of the Æsir (gods)" |
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ᚱ | r | /r/ | *raidō | "ride, journey" |
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ᚲ | k | /k/ | ?*kaunan | "ulcer"? (or *kenaz "torch"?) |
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ᚷ | g | /ɡ/ | *gebō | "gift" |
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ᚹ | w | /w/ | *wunjō | "joy" |
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ᚺ ᚻ | h | /h/ | *hagalaz | "hail" (the precipitation) |
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ᚾ | n | /n/ | *naudiz | "need" |
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ᛁ | i | /i(ː)/ | *īsaz | "ice" |
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ᛃ | j | /j/ | *jēra- | "year, good year, harvest" |
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ᛇ | ï (or æ) | /æː/(?) | *ī(h)waz/*ei(h)waz | "yew-tree" |
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ᛈ | p | /p/ | ?*perþ- | meaning unclear, perhaps "pear-tree". |
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ᛉ | z | /z/ | ?*algiz | unclear, possibly "elk". |
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ᛊ | s | /s/ | *sōwilō | "Sun" |
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ᛏ | t | /t/ | *tīwaz/*teiwaz | "the god Tiwaz" |
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ᛒ | b | /b/ | *berkanan | "birch" |
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ᛖ | e | /e(ː)/ | *ehwaz | "horse" |
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ᛗ | m | /m/ | *mannaz | "Man" |
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ᛚ | l | /l/ | *laguz | "water, lake" (or possibly *laukaz "leek") |
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ᛜ ᛝ | ŋ | /ŋ/ | *ingwaz | "the god Ingwaz" |
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ᛟ | o | /o(ː)/ | *ōþila-/*ōþala- | "heritage, estate, possession" |
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ᛞ | d | /d/ | *dagaz | "day" |
i was always told the one next to the Z meant Life...