ᚱᚨᛇᚺᚨᚾ
Proto-Norse edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *raihô, *raihą (“deer”).
Noun edit
ᚱᚨᛇᚺᚨᚾ (raïhan) m (genitive singular)
- roe deer
- 5th century, Caistor-by-Norwich astragalus
Usage notes edit
It is unclear whether this word is Proto-Norse or Proto-English, and the two languages were quite similar at the time. The single-barred variant of the *haglaz rune (ᚺ as opposed to ᚻ) is characteristic of Nordic inscriptions, but was used early on in the history of Old English as well, so the identification is inconclusive.[1]