Comments on: Futhorc: Anglo-Saxon Runes

By: Kirsten Muir

Kirsten Muir — Wed, 10 Aug 2022 12:08:07 +0000

Hi, I have converted my last name, Muir, into runes but am wondering what those runes mean. A friend tried to say that it translates into something like “Large man from the mountain” but cannot find anything to support that and would love the actual translation and/or where to find that info. Thank you!

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 07 Jul 2022 11:46:51 +0000

In reply to Joe. I suppose it depends if you want the modern phonetic conversion or the actual Old English pronunciation, i.e. cniht or 'cuh-night'. In this case it would be ᚳᚾᛁᚻᛏ .

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 07 Jul 2022 11:35:37 +0000

In reply to jarrid knight. Surely it's simply ᚾᛁᛏ ?

By: Justus Howell

Justus Howell — Wed, 14 Apr 2021 18:30:15 +0000

In reply to jarrid knight. In anglo saxon runes it's spelled ᚳᚾᛁᚻᛏ.

By: Justus Howell

Justus Howell — Wed, 14 Apr 2021 18:19:42 +0000

In reply to Albert Fox. To write "Shane" in anglo-saxon runes, you should look at the etymology of the name first. It comes from the Gaelic version of the biblical name John, which is Seán. To anglo saxons this name would be pronounced more like Yohn. Anyway, to write this in runes with it's modern pronounciation, it would be ᛋᚳᛖᚷᚾ (Sceģn) the g here is pronounced like a y because of slender/broad consonants in old english.

By: Albert Fox

Albert Fox — Tue, 21 Jan 2020 17:32:21 +0000

Would anyone recommend how to go about translating the word Shane?
The “sh” sound is silent, so it the “h” added into create the frisson? And the “E” is silent, so should it technically be transcribed, while the “A” sound has a “y” sound in it, and therefore, does it require adding a “y” letter? I want to be true to the language, and technically, every sound it written and expressed, so I want to be true to the language yet also preserve the name itself.
Help?

By: jarrid knight

jarrid knight — Thu, 03 Jan 2019 17:17:55 +0000

Hi there I have been battling a while to find out if there is in anyway possible someone who can find/write or maybe give me advice on how I can find the anglo saxon rune for my family name KNIGHT. highly appreciated tnx.

By: Viking Rune

Viking Rune — Mon, 07 Aug 2017 10:33:47 +0000

In reply to Xat. Fake mysticism.

By: Viking Rune

Viking Rune — Mon, 07 Aug 2017 10:32:11 +0000

In reply to richard mclaughlin. Richard, words were sometimes separated by dots (two dots) or crosses. There were no stable rules for the division of words.

By: Viking Rune

Viking Rune — Mon, 07 Aug 2017 10:28:57 +0000

In reply to Jack. Jack, they used one and the same rune for both long and short o.