futhark

fu·thark

(fo͞o′thärk′)

1. The common Germanic runic alphabet.

2. also fu·thorc or fu·thork (-thôrk′) The Old English runic alphabet.

[From the first six letters of the alphabet: f, u, th, a, r, k (or c).]

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futhark

(ˈfuːθɑːk) or

futharc

;

futhorc

(ˈfuːθɔːk) or

futhork

(Linguistics) a phonetic alphabet consisting of runes

[C19: from the first six letters: f, u, th, a, r, k; compare alphabet]

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fu•thark

or fu•tharc

(ˈfu θɑrk)

also fu•thorc, fu•thork

(-θɔrk)

n.

the runic alphabet.

[1850–55; so called from its first six letters: f, u, th, a (or o), r, k (modeled on alphabet)]

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The runes are written in Older Futhark; those using innovative English or Fresian runes are excluded.

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Early Runic consonants and the origin of the younger futhark. North-Western European Language Evolution 43, 71-76.

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