eldertongue

Old English · letter

Part of speech
letter, masculine
IPA
/m/
Syllables
m (1 syllable)
Modern English
manntwentieth

Meaning

  1. the twentieth letter of the Old English runic alphabet, representing the sound /m/ and pronounced mann (“person, man”)

    byþ on myrġþ his māgan lēof...

    Man who is mirthful is dear to his kinsmen...

    The Old English rune poem

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