Gyfu
Name | Proto-Germanic | Old English | |
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*Gebō | Gyfu | Gār | |
‘gift’ | ‘gift’ | “spear” | |
Shape | Elder Futhark | Futhorc | |
Unicode | ᚷ U+16B7 | ᚷ U+16B7 | ᚸ U+16B8 |
Transliteration | g | ȝ | g |
Transcription | g | ȝ, g | g |
IPA | [ɣ] | [g], [ɣ], [ʎ], [j] | [g] |
Position in rune-row | 7 | 7 | 33 |
Gyfu is the name for the g-rune ᚷ in the Anglo-Saxon rune poem, meaning ‘gift’ or ‘generosity’:
Anglo-Saxon Rune Poem:[1] | English Translation: |
ᚷ Gyfu gumena byþ gleng and herenys,
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Generosity brings credit and honour, which support one’s dignity;
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The corresponding letter of the Gothic alphabet is