ᚠ


One form of ᚠ
ᚠ U+16A0, ᚠ
RUNIC LETTER FEHU FEOH FE F
[unassigned: U+169D–U+169F]
← ᚜
[U+169C] 		Runic ᚡ →
[U+16A1]

Translingual

Etymology

Probably from the Etruscan 𐌅, from the Phoenician character waw (𐤅‎ (w)). Cognates would then include the Ancient Greek Ϝ (W), ϝ (w) and the Latin F (from Etruscan 𐌅𐌇).

Letter

ᚠ

  1. A letter of the Runic alphabet, with the reconstructed name *fehu (“cattle”), representing /ɸ/ or /f/.

Usage notes
  • Present in the Elder Fuþark (called fehu), the Anglo-Saxon fuþorc (called feoh), and the Younger Fuþark (called fé). Associated in all three with wealth.

Old Norse

Noun

ᚠ (f)

  1. Abbreviation of fé.
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