Mannaz

 ( Runes ) 

proto=no is the conventional name of the /m/ Runic alphabet of the Elder Futhark. It is derived from the reconstructed Proto-Germanic (or Common Germanic) word for 'man', mannaz.

The Younger Futhark equivalent is maðr ('Human'). It took up the shape of the algiz rune , replacing Elder Futhark .

As its sound value and form in the Elder Futhark indicate, it is derived from the letter for /m/, , in the Old Italic alphabets, ultimately from the Greek alphabet nocat=y (uppercase , lowercase ).

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Rune poems The rune is recorded in all three rune poems, in the Norwegian and Icelandic poems as maðr, and in the Anglo-Saxon poem as man.

Old Norwegian:
Old Icelandic:
Old English (Anglo-Saxon):

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Modern usage For the 'man' rune of the Armanen Futharkh as the 'life' rune in Germanic mysticism, see Lebensrune.

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