MSN Home  |  My MSN  |  Hotmail
Sign in to Windows Live ID Web Search:   
go to MSNGroups 
Free Forum Hosting
 
Important Announcement Important Announcement
The MSN Groups service will close in February 2009. You can move your group to Multiply, MSN鈥檚 partner for online groups. Learn More
New England Broomstick SocietyNewEnglandBroomstickSociety@groups.msn.com 
  
What's New
  
  鈾elcome  
  Pictures  
  Links  
  鈾ules  
  General  
  Messages  
    
  鈾hat Is Magick  
  鈾itches Place to Start  
  鈾he Witches Rede of Chivalry  
  鈾agan Beliefs  
  鈾itches Beliefs  
  鈾iccan Rede  
  鈾itches Rede  
  鈾itches Law  
  鈾abbats- Wheel of the year  
  鈾?路:*篓 篓*:路.鈾?/A>  
  鈾eath and Reincarnation  
  鈾arma  
  鈾roudning and Centering  
  鈾heilding Introduction 101  
  鈾stral Projection  
  鈾?路:*篓 篓*:路.鈾?/A>  
  鈾agickal Symbols  
  鈾entagram/Pentacle  
  鈾ltar Set Up  
  鈾itual Structure  
  鈾elf Dedication  
  鈾asting and Closing a Circle  
  鈾alling the Quarters  
  鈾rawing down the Moon  
  鈾ew Moon Wishing  
  鈾agic of the Planets (page 1)  
  鈾he Moon Curve  
  鈾ummoning the Fates  
  鈾auldrons  
  鈾reate Your Book of Shadows  
  Candles  
  鈾?路:*篓 篓*:路.鈾?/A>  
  Divination  
  
  鈽咥stronomy  
  
  鈽咰andle  
  
  鈽咰ards  
  
  鈽咰rystal Ball  
  
  鈽咲ice  
  
  鈽咲reams  
  
  鈽咺 Ching  
  
  鈽哊umerology  
  
  鈽哋uji  
  
  鈽哖almastry  
  
  鈽哛unes  
  
  鈽哠crying  
  
  鈽員ea Leaves  
  鈾?路:*篓 篓*:路.鈾?/A>  
  Elements  
  鈾?路:*篓 篓*:路.鈾?/A>  
  Helpers  
  鈾?路:*篓 篓*:路.鈾?/A>  
  Herbs  
  鈾?路:*篓 篓*:路.鈾?/A>  
  Inspiration  
  鈾?路:*篓 篓*:路.鈾?/A>  
  Legends and Lore  
  鈾?路:*篓 篓*:路.鈾?/A>  
  Mail Call  
  鈾?路:*篓 篓*:路.鈾?/A>  
  Misclaneous  
  鈾?路:*篓 篓*:路.鈾?/A>  
  Oils  
  鈾?路:*篓 篓*:路.鈾?/A>  
  Personal Gifts  
  鈾?路:*篓 篓*:路.鈾?/A>  
  Sabbats  
  鈾?路:*篓 篓*:路.鈾?/A>  
  The Powers of Stones  
  Spell BookHow to write your own spells  
  
  
  Tools  
 
鈽哋uji : Pronounciation of runes
Choose another message board
 
     
Reply
 Message 1 of 1 in Discussion 
From: MSN NicknameHerbal_Witchery  (Original Message)Sent: 1/28/2008 6:23 PM

Pronunciation of Rune Names

Rune

Name

Letter

Phonetic Value

Fehu

Fehu
"fay-who"

F

f as in "fire"

Uruz

Uruz
"ooo-rooze"

U

oo as in "booze" (might be pronounced: oo as in "book")

Thurisaz

Thurisaz
"thoor-ee-saws"

TH

unvoiced th as in "thorn" (never th as in "the")

Ansuz

Ansuz
"awn-sooze

A

a as in "awning", "call" or "law"

Raidho

Raidho
"rye-though

R

r as in "ride"

Kenaz

Kenaz
"kane-awze

K or C

k as in "kick", or hard c as in "cane".

Gebo

Gebo
"gay-boe"
or "yee-boe"

G

hard g as in "gift" , y as in "yes", or silent

Wunjo

Wunjo
"woon-yo"

W or V 

w as in "warm", with lips close together, almost like a "v".

Hagalaz

Hagalaz
"haw-gaw-laws"

H

h as in "hail", aspirate "h" as in modern English

Nauthiz

Nauthiz
"now-these"

N

n as in "need"

Isa

Isa
"ee-saw"

I

ee as in "sleep"

Jera

Jera
"yare-awe"

J or Y

y as in "year" or j as in "jaw".

Eihwaz

Eihwaz "eye-wawz"

EI

i as in "pride", possibly short i as in "pick"

Perthro

Perthro
"perth-row"

P

p as in "poem"

Algiz

Algiz
"all-yeese"
or Elhaz "ale-hawz"

Z or -R

z or final R

Sowilo

Sowilo
"soe-wee-low"

S

s as in "sun"

Tiwaz

Tiwaz
"tea-wawz"

T

t as in "Tuesday"

Berkano

Berkano
"bear-kawn-oh"

B

b as in "birch"

Ehwaz

Ehwaz
"ay-wawz"
or Ehwo
"ay-woh"

E

a as in "day"

Mannaz

Mannaz
"mawn-nawz"

M

m as in "mankind"

Laguz

Laguz
"law-gooze"

L

l as in "life"

Ingwaz

Ingwaz
"eeeng-wawz"

NG

nasal sound as ng in "singer"

Dagaz

Dagaz
"thaw-gauze"

D

voiced th as in "the" (never unvoiced th as in "thick") or d as in "dog"

Othala

Othala
"oath-awe-law"

O

o as in "oath"

Since the Algiz symbol can represent a final rolling -R rather than a Z, one might substitute that sound wherever a Z appears above.

There are as many different pronunciations of the Elder Futhark rune sounds as there are runic authors. Since the names are modern re-creations of what is referred to as "proto-Indo-European", which no longer exists (or perhaps never existed), your guess is as good as the next person's.



First  Previous  No Replies  Next  Last