Futhark

See also: futhark, fuþark, and Fuþark

German

Alternative forms

• Fuþark

Etymology

From the first six letters of the runic alphabet, ᚠ (“f”), ᚢ (“u”), ᚦ (“þ”), ᚨ (“a”), ᚱ (“r”), ᚲ (“k”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfuːθaʁk/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

Futhark n (strong, genitive Futharks, plural Futharke)

1. futhark

   Synonyms: gemeingermanische Runenreihe, Runenalphabet, Runenreihe

Declension

Declension of Futhark [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Futhark	die	Futharke
genitive	eines	des	Futharks	der	Futharke
dative	einem	dem	Futhark	den	Futharken
accusative	ein	das	Futhark	die	Futharke

Related terms

• älteres Futhark
• angelsächsisches Futhorc
• gemeingermanisches Futhark
• jüngeres Futhark

See also

• Rune
  • Kurzzweigrune
  • Langzweigrune
  • Runenforschung
  • Runeninschrift
  • Runenkunde
  • Runenstein
• Runologe
• Wikinger
  • Wikingerzeit

Further reading

• “Futhark” in Duden online