In this article we will exploreAnsuz (rune)_, a topic that has captured the attention and intrigue of many people over time. _Var1_ is an issue that has generated debate, controversy and admiration in various areas of interest, from science to art, through politics and history. Through this writing, we will seek to further understand the implications and meaning of Ansuz (rune)_, as well as its impact on society and the world in general. We will immerse ourselves in its essence, its evolution over the years and the different perspectives that exist around this topic. Get ready to enter a world of discoveries and reflections about Ansuz (rune)_.
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Name | Proto-Germanic | Old English | Old Norse | |||
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*Ansuz | Ōs | Āc | Æsc | Óss | ||
"god" | "god" | "oak" | "ash" | "god" | ||
Shape | Elder Futhark | Futhorc | Younger Futhark | |||
Unicode | ᚨ U+16A8 | ᚩ U+16A9 | ᚪ U+16AA | ᚫ U+16AB | ᚬ U+16AC | ᚭ U+16AD |
Transliteration | a | o | a | æ | ą | |
Transcription | a | o | a | æ | ą, o | |
IPA | , | |||||
Position in rune-row | 4 | 4 | 25 | 26 | 4 |
Ansuz is the conventional name given to the a-rune of the Elder Futhark, ᚨ. The name is based on Proto-Germanic *ansuz, denoting a deity belonging to the principal pantheon in Germanic paganism.
The shape of the rune is likely from Neo-Etruscan a (), like Latin A ultimately from Phoenician aleph.
In the Norwegian rune poem, óss is given a meaning of "estuary" while in the Anglo-Saxon one, ōs ᚩ takes the Latin meaning of "mouth". The Younger Futhark rune is transliterated as ą to distinguish it from the new ár rune (ᛅ), which continues the jēran rune after loss of prevocalic *j- in Proto-Norse *jár (Old Saxon jār).
Since the name of a is attested in the Gothic alphabet as ahsa or aza, the common Germanic name of the rune may thus either have been *ansuz "god", or *ahsam "ear (of wheat)".
The Anglo-Saxon futhorc split the Elder Futhark a rune into three independent runes due to the development of the vowel system in Anglo-Frisian. These three runes are ōs ᚩ (transliterated o), āc "oak" ᚪ (transliterated a), and æsc ᚫ "ash" (transliterated æ).
The Younger Futhark corresponding to the Elder Futhark ansuz rune is ᚬ, called óss. It is transliterated as ą. This represented the phoneme /ɑ̃/, and sometimes /æ/ (also written ᛅ) and /o/ (also written ᚢ). The variant grapheme ᚯ became independent as representing the phoneme /ø/ during the 11th to 14th centuries.
It is mentioned in all three rune poems:
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Old English
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