eldertongue

Old English · letter

Part of speech
letter

Meaning

  1. the sixth letter of the Old English runic alphabet, representing ⟨c, ċ⟩ and the sounds /k, t͡ʃ/. Pronounced ċēn (“torch”)

    byþ cwicera ġehwām, cūþ on fȳre...

    Torch is by the living seen ablaze...

    The Old English rune poem

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