Ansuz (rune)
| Name | Proto-Germanic | Old English | Old Norse | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Ansuz | Ōs | Āc | Æsc | Óss | ||
| "god" | "god" | "oak" | "ash" | "god" | ||
| Shape | Elder Futhark | Futhorc | Younger Futhark | |||
| Unicode | ᚨ U+16A8 | ᚩ U+16A9 | ᚪ U+16AA | ᚫ U+16AB | ᚬ U+16AC | ᚭ U+16AD |
| Transliteration | a | o | a | æ | ą | |
| Transcription | a | o | a | æ | ą, o | |
| IPA | [a(ː)] | [o(ː)] | [ɑ(ː)] | [æ(ː)] | [ɑ̃], [o(ː)] | |
| Position in rune-row | 4 | 4 | 25 | 26 | 4 | |
Ansuz is the conventional name given to the a-rune of the Elder Futhark, ᚨ. The name is based on Proto-Germanic *ansuz, denoting a deity belonging to the principal pantheon in Germanic paganism.
The shape of the rune is likely from Neo-Etruscan a (), like Latin A ultimately from Phoenician aleph.
