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The [[Younger Futhark]] corresponding to the Elder Futhark Ansus rune is {{Runic|ᚬ}}, called ''óss''. It is transliterated as ''ą''. |
The [[Younger Futhark]] corresponding to the Elder Futhark Ansus rune is {{Runic|ᚬ}}, called ''óss''. It is transliterated as ''ą''. |
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The [[Anglo-Saxon futhorc]] split the Elder Futhark ''a'' rune into three independent runes due to the [[Anglo-Frisian brightening|development]] of the vowel system in [[Anglo-Frisian]]. These three runes are |
The [[Anglo-Saxon futhorc]] split the Elder Futhark ''a'' rune into three independent runes due to the [[Anglo-Frisian brightening|development]] of the vowel system in [[Anglo-Frisian]]. These three runes are ''ōs'' {{Runic|ᚩ}} (transliterated ''o''), ''æsc'' {{Runic|ᚫ}} "[[ash tree|ash]]" (transliterated ''[[æ]]'') and ''ac'' "[[oak]]" {{Runic|ᚪ}} (transliterated ''a''). |
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''ōs'' {{Runic|ᚩ}} (transliterated ''o''), ''æsc'' {{Runic|ᚫ}} "[[ash tree|ash]]" (transliterated ''[[æ]]'') and ''ac'' "[[oak]]" {{Runic|ᚪ}} (transliterated ''a''). |
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The shape of the rune is likely from [[Old Italic alphabet|Neo-Etruscan]] ''a'' ([[Image:EtruscanA-01.png|15px|]])<!--this image is actually Old Etruscan, replace if possible-->, like Latin [[A]] ultimately from [[Phoenician alphabet|Phoenician]] [[Aleph (letter)|aleph]]. |
The shape of the rune is likely from [[Old Italic alphabet|Neo-Etruscan]] ''a'' ([[Image:EtruscanA-01.png|15px|]])<!--this image is actually Old Etruscan, replace if possible-->, like Latin [[A]] ultimately from [[Phoenician alphabet|Phoenician]] [[Aleph (letter)|aleph]]. |
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Template:Infobox ansuz Template:Contains Runic text Ansuz is the conventional name given to the a-rune of the Elder Futhark, ᚨ. The name is based on Common Germanic *ansuz "a god, one of the main deities in Germanic paganism".
The Younger Futhark corresponding to the Elder Futhark Ansus rune is ᚬ, called óss. It is transliterated as ą. The Anglo-Saxon futhorc split the Elder Futhark a rune into three independent runes due to the development of the vowel system in Anglo-Frisian. These three runes are ōs ᚩ (transliterated o), æsc ᚫ "ash" (transliterated æ) and ac "oak" ᚪ (transliterated a).
The shape of the rune is likely from Neo-Etruscan a (
), like Latin A ultimately from Phoenician aleph.
Name
In the Norwegian rune poem, óss is given a meaning of "estuary" while in the Anglo-Saxon one, ōs ᚩ takes the Latin meaning of "mouth". The Younger Futhark rune is transliterated as ą to distinguish it from the new ár rune (ᛅ), which continues the jēran rune after loss of prevocalic *j- in Proto-Norse *jár (Old Saxon jār).
Since the name of 
a is attested in the Gothic alphabet as ahsa or aza, the common Germanic name of the rune may thus either have been *ansuz "god", or *ahsam "ear (of corn)".
Rune poems
In the Icelandic rune poem, the name óss refers to Odin, identified with Jupiter:
- ᚬÓss er algingautr
- ok ásgarðs jöfurr,
- ok valhallar vísi.
- Jupiter oddviti.
- Óss is aged Gautr
- and prince of Ásgardr
- and lord of Vallhalla.
- chief Jupiter