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pannous edited this page Oct 16, 2025 · 19 revisions

𐍅 is mostly easily and correctly transcribed as W/V

However just like the coptic letter ⲩ (which is wrongly transcribed as 'u') there seems to be a little bit more to it:

𐍅 Strange ypsilon letter between Y,V,W,R,G! 𐌰𐌹𐍅=ever (𐍅:VR/WG:ⲩ) 𐌰𐌹𐍅=ewig in gothic

G component:

𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌷𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌽 ...neigen++ bend down,bow
𐌰𐌹𐍅=ewig/ever (v also carried by vau/vir 𐌹 )
𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌽 guergon/wegaron > war
𐍅𐍂𐌰𐍄𐍉𐌳𐌿𐍃 γrat : Wanderung (gress!)

R component:
𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌸𐍃 ⋍ strength
𐍅𐌿𐌻𐍅𐌰 wulwe √Wolf ⇔ Welfen < Ruava < robber

Vr component:
𐍅𐍂𐌰𐌺𐌰 vraka Frage! persecution
𐍅𐍂𐍉𐌷𐍃 vrōḫs Frage! accusation

If there truely once was a more complicated reading it is completely (or easily) forgotten because the 'simplified' reading has become 100% our own:

𐍅𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍅𐍉 Widwe
𐍅𐍉𐌺𐍂𐍃 Wucherei!

In one example 𐍅 actually corresponds to modern Y :)
𐍃𐍅𐍂𐌹𐌰! Syria

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