eldertongue

Old English · letter

Part of speech
letter
IPA
/h
x/
Syllables
h (1 syllable)

Meaning

  1. the ninth letter of the Old English runic alphabet, representing ⟨h⟩ and the sounds /h, x/. Pronounced hæġl (“hail”)

    byþ hwītust corna...

    Hail is the whitest of grains...

    The Old English rune poem

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