eldertongue

Old English · letter

Part of speech
letter
IPA
/i(ː)/
Syllables
i(ː) (1 syllable)
Modern English
iceeleventh

Meaning

  1. the eleventh letter of the Old English runic alphabet, representing the sounds /i(ː)/ and pronounced īs (“ice”)

    byþ oferċeald, unġemeted slidor...

    Ice is very cold and immeasurably slippery...

    The Old English rune poem

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