eldertongue

Old English · letter

Part of speech
letter
IPA
/o(ː)/
Syllables
o(ː) (1 syllable)
Modern English
fourthsounds

Meaning

  1. the fourth letter of the Old English runic alphabet, representing the sounds /o(ː)/ and pronounced ōs (“god”)

    byþ ordfruma ǣlcre sprǣċe, wīsdōmes wraþu and witena frōfur and eorla ġehwām ēadnys and tōhiht.

    Mouth is is the source of every language, Wisdom's support and consolation for the wise; Happiness and hope for every earl.

    The Old English rune poem

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