Name | |||
"gift" | "gift" | "spear" | |
Shape | Elder Futhark | Futhorc | |
Unicode | ᚷ
U+16B7
|
ᚷ
U+16B7
|
ᚸ
U+16B8
|
Transliteration | g | ȝ | g |
Transcription | g | ȝ, g | g |
IPA | [ɣ] | [g], [ɣ], [ʎ], [j] | [g] |
Position in rune-row | 7 | 7 | 33 |
Gyfu is the name for the g-rune ᚷ in the Anglo-Saxon rune poem, meaning "gift" or "generosity":
ᚷ Gyfu gumena byþ gleng and herenys,
wraþu and wyrþscype and wræcna gehwam
ar and ætwist, ðe byþ oþra leas.
Generosity brings credit and honour, which support one's dignity;
it furnishes help and subsistence
to all broken men who are devoid of aught else.
The corresponding letter of the Gothic alphabet is ...
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