eldertongue

Old English · letter

Part of speech
letter
IPA
/ŋɡ
ŋ/
Syllables
ŋɡ (1 syllable)
Modern English
twenty-seconding

Meaning

  1. the twenty-second letter of the Old English runic alphabet, representing the sounds /ŋɡ, ŋ/ and pronounced Ing (“Ing”)

    wæs ǣrest mid Ēastdenum gesewen seċġun...

    Ing was at first seen by men Among the East Danes...

    The Old English rune poem

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