ᛗ

ᛗ U 16D7, ᛗ RUNIC LETTER MANNAZ MAN M ← ᛖ [U 16D6] Runic ᛘ → [U 16D8]

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin M.

Letter

ᛗ

1. A letter of the Runic alphabet, with the reconstructed name *mann- (“human, man”), representing /m/.

Usage notes

Present in the Elder Fuþark (ᛗ), the Anglo-Saxon Fuþorc (ᛗ, called mann), and the Younger Fuþark (ᛗ or ᛘ), and associated in all three with the concept of 'human' or 'man'.

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m/

Letter

ᛗ (m)

1. a letter of the Old English runic alphabet, representing /m/ and pronounced mann (“person, man”)
   • The Old English rune poem

     ᛗ byþ on myrġþ his māgan lēof...

     Man who is mirthful is dear to his kinsmen...