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U+16D2, ᛒ
RUNIC LETTER BERKANAN BEORC BJARKAN B

[U+16D1]
Runic
[U+16D3]

Translingual

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Etymology

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Probably from the Etruscan 𐌁, from the Phoenician character derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤁 (b, beth). Cognates would then include the Ancient Greek Β (B) and the Latin B.

Letter

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  1. A letter of the Runic alphabet, with the reconstructed name *berkō (birch), representing /b/.

Further reading

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Old English

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Pronunciation

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(b)

  1. a letter of the Old English runic alphabet, representing /b/ and pronounced beorc (birch)

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