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Mannaz

M-rune of the Elder Futhark

Summary

M-rune of the Elder Futhark

Field	Value
lang1	pg	lang2 = oe	lang3 = on
name1	mannaz
name2	man[n]
name3	maðr
meaning13	'man, human'
shape12	[[File:Runic letter mannaz.svg	x50px	class=skin-invert-image]]
shape3a	[[File:Long-branch m rune.svg	x50px	class=skin-invert-image]]
shape3b	[[File:Short-twig m rune.svg	x50px	class=skin-invert-image]]
unicode hex12	16D7
unicode hex3a	16D8
unicode hex3b	16D9
transliteration13	m
transcription13	m
IPA13
position12	20
position3	14

Two early forms of the /m/ rune of the Younger Futhark.

Mannaz is the conventional name of the /m/ rune of the Elder Futhark. It is derived from the reconstructed Proto-Germanic (or Common Germanic) word for 'man', mannaz.

The Younger Futhark equivalent is maðr ('man'). It took up the shape of the algiz rune , replacing Elder Futhark .

As its sound value and form in the Elder Futhark indicate, it is derived from the letter for /m/, , in the Old Italic alphabets, ultimately from the Greek letter mu (uppercase , lowercase ).

Rune poems

The rune is recorded in all three rune poems, in the Norwegian and Icelandic poems as maðr, and in the Anglo-Saxon poem as man.

Rune poem	English translation

Modern usage

For the 'man' rune of the Armanen Futharkh as the 'life' rune in Germanic mysticism, see Lebensrune.

References

Original poems and translation from the [http://www.ragweedforge.com/poems.html Rune Poem Page] {{webarchive. link. (1999-05-01 ("Ragnar's Ragweed Forge").)

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