ᚱ

ᚱ U+16B1, ᚱ RUNIC LETTER RAIDO RAD REID R ← ᚰ [U+16B0] Runic ᚲ → [U+16B2]

Translingual

Etymology

Probably directly derived from Latin R.

Letter

ᚱ

1. A letter of the Runic alphabet, present in the Elder Fuþark, the Anglo-Saxon Fuþorc (called rād), and the Younger Fuþark (called reið). Represents /r/ and is reconstructed as *raidō, associated with travel.

Related terms

• 𐍂, the letter raida of the Gothic alphabet.

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /r/

Letter

ᚱ (r)

1. the fifth letter of the Old English runic alphabet, representing /r/ and pronounced rād (“journey”)
   • The Old English rune poem

     ᚱ byþ on recȳde rinca ġehwylċum / sēfte...

     Journey is easy for warriors in the hall...

See also

• (Runic script letters) ᚠ (f), ᚢ (u), ᚦ (þ), ᚩ (ó), ᚱ (r), ᚳ (c), ᚷ (ġ), ᚹ (w), ᚻ (h), ᚾ (n), ᛁ (i), ᛄ (j), ᛇ (eo), ᛈ (p), ᛉ (x), ᛋ (s), ᛏ (t), ᛒ (b), ᛖ (e), ᛗ (m), ᛚ (l), ᛝ (ŋ), ᛟ (œ), ᛞ (d), ᚪ (a), ᚨ, ᚣ (y), ᛡ (io), ᛠ (ea)