Sowilo (* sōwilō), meaning "sun", is the reconstructed Proto-Germanic language name of the s - rune (ᛊ, ᛋ). The letter is a direct adoption of Old Italic (Etruscan or Latin) s (𐌔), ultimately from Greek sigma (Σ). It is present in the earliest inscriptions of the 2nd to 3rd century (Vimose, Kovel).

2024年5月21日 · ᛊ – Sowilo, is the reconstructed Proto-Germanic name of the s-rune, meaning “sun”. The rune appears on older runic inscriptions mainly in the form of ̔, for example in the Kylver Stone rune row, and has been thought by some rune scholars to derive from the Greek sigma (Σ). The ᛊ-form appears to a greater extent on later inscriptions ...

She is also referred to as the Sigel (Sun) rune ᛋ in the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc. Sunne lends his name to our modern ‘Sunday’ from the Old English Sunnandæg. Contemporary Bīnaman: Blícattung (Shining Coruscation), Beorht-Cwēn (Bright Queen), Feorhgiefu (Giver of Life)

2009年4月15日 · Sól gives her name to the Younger Futhark s rune. Sól also was called Sunne, and Frau Sunne, from which the words sun and Sunday are derived. The sun also was called Alfrodull, meaning “glory of elves”. Sunna drives the chariot of the Sun across the sky every day.

Sowilō ist die sechzehnte Rune des älteren Futhark und die elfte Rune des altnordischen Runenalphabets mit dem Lautwert s. Der Name bedeutet „Sonne“. Er erscheint in den Runengedichten als altnordisch sōl, altenglisch sigel bzw. gotisch sugil. Sowilo-Rune, ältere Variante Sowilo-Rune, jüngere Variante Variante des Jüngeren Futhark

2024年11月1日 · The Sun Rune. Corresponding to the letter ‘s’ in the Younger Futhark, the rune ᛋ is known as Sol, in reference to the goddess and the celestial body she represents. In the Old Futhark, a linguistic reconstruction refers to it as *sôwilô.

*Sowilō or *sæwelō is the reconstructed Proto-Germanic name of the s-rune, meaning "sun". The name is attested for the same rune in all three rune poems. It appears as Old Norse sōl, Old English sigel, and Gothic sugil.

2023年5月15日 · Norse runes are a writing system first developed by the Germanic people of Scandinavia. Runic symbols were believed to have mystical powers. Runes evolved as they were shared from culture to culture. The runic alphabet even influenced English letters. Fehu, Othila, Sowilo, and Tiwaz became F, O, S, and T respectively.

This section provides the sign, name, phoneme (sound), and short description of the meaning of each of the twenty-four runes that comprise the Elder Futhark. The given meanings are based on the medieval Rune Poems (which are conveniently available online here) exclusively.

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