Mannaz
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For the Germanic etymology, see Man (word). For the mythological ancestor recorded by Tacitus, see Mannus.
Mannaz is the conventional name of the /m/ rune ᛗ of the Elder Futhark. It is derived from the reconstructed Proto-Germanic (or Common Germanic) word for 'man', *mannaz.
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Name | Proto-Germanic | Old English | Old Norse | |
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*mannaz | man[n] | maðr | ||
'man, human' | ||||
Shape | Elder Futhark | Futhorc | Younger Futhark | |
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||
Unicode | ᛗ U+16D7 | ᛘ U+16D8 | ᛙ U+16D9 | |
Transliteration | m | |||
Transcription | m | |||
IPA | [m] | |||
Position in rune-row | 20 | 14 |
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The Younger Futhark equivalent ᛘ is maðr ('man'). It took up the shape of the algiz rune ᛉ, replacing Elder Futhark ᛗ.
As its sound value and form in the Elder Futhark indicate, it is derived from the letter for /m/, 𐌌, in the Old Italic alphabets, ultimately from the Greek letter mu (uppercase Μ, lowercase μ).