Dagaz
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| Name | Proto-Germanic | Old English |
|---|---|---|
| *Dagaz | Dæg | |
| Shape | Elder Futhark | Futhorc |
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| Unicode | ᛞ U+16DE | |
| Transliteration | d | |
| Transcription | d | |
| IPA | [ð] | [d] |
| Position in rune-row | 23 or 24 | |
The d rune (ᛞ) is called dæg "day" in the Anglo-Saxon rune poem. The corresponding letter of the Gothic alphabet 𐌳 d is called dags. This rune is also part of the Elder Futhark, with a reconstructed Proto-Germanic name *dagaz.
Its "butterfly" shape is possibly derived from Lepontic san.[1] The rune may have been an original innovation, or it may have been adapted from the Rhaetic's alphabet's D.[2]
Rune poems
[edit]The name is only recorded in the Anglo-Saxon rune poem, since the rune was lost in the Younger Futhark:
| Rune Poem:[3] | English Translation: |
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Anglo-Saxon
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Inscriptions
[edit]On runic inscription Ög 43 in Ingelstad, one Dagaz rune is translated using the Old Norse word for "day" as the personal name Dagr.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ David Stifter, "Lepontische Studien: Lexicon Leponticum und die Funktion von san im Lepontischen", in: Akten des 5. Deutschsprachigen Keltologensymposiums, Zürich, 7.–10. September 2009. Hrsgg. Karin Stüber et al. [= Keltische Forschungen, Allgemeine Buchreihe A1], Wien: Praesens Verlag 2010, 359–374
- ^ Gippert, Jost, The Development of Old Germanic Alphabets, Uni Frankfurt, archived from the original on 2021-02-25, retrieved 2007-03-21.
- ^ Original poem and translation from the Rune Poem Page Archived 1999-05-01 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Project Samnordisk Runtextdatabas Svensk - Rundata entry for Ög 43.
See also
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