Old English · letter
- Part of speech
- letter
- IPA
- /ø(ː)/
- Syllables
- ø(ː) (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- twenty-
Meaning
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the twenty-(third/fourth) letter of the Old English runic alphabet, representing ⟨œ⟩ and the sounds /ø(ː)/. Pronounced œ̄þel (“homeland”)
byþ oferlēof æġhwylċum men...
Homeland is loved by all people...
The Old English rune poem
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