futhorc

futhorc
Futhorc Fu"thorc Futhork Fu"thork, n. [Written also {futharc}, {futhark}.] The Runic alphabet; -- so called from the first six letters f, u, [thorn] (th), o (or a), r, c (=k). See {futharc}. [Also spelled {futharc} and {futhorc}.]

The letters are called Runes and the alphabet bears the name Futhorc from the first six letters. --I. Taylor.

Note: The spelling futharc represents most accurately the original values of these six Runic letters. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]


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  • futhorc — noun see futhark …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • futhorc — noun /ˈfuːθɔːk/ The Runic alphabet as used to write Old English …   Wiktionary

  • futhorc — n. Runic alphabet …   English contemporary dictionary

  • futhorc — fu·thorc …   English syllables

  • futhorc — /ˈfuθɔk/ (say foohthawk) noun the runic alphabet. Also, futhork, futharc /ˈfuθak/ (say foohthahk), futhark. {name consisting of its first six letters} …  

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