Old English · letter
- Part of speech
- letter
- IPA
- /ɑ(ː)/
- Syllables
- ɑ(ː) (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- twenty-fifth
Meaning
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the twenty-fifth letter of the Old English runic alphabet, representing the sounds /a(ː)/ and pronounced āc (“oak”)
byþ on eorþan elda bearnum...
Oak is on earth for the children of men...
The Old English rune poem
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