Movatterモバイル変換

Kaunan

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Rune

Name	Proto-Germanic	Old English	Old Norse
	*Kauną^?	Cēn	Kaun
	?	"torch"	"ulcer"
Shape	Elder Futhark	Futhorc	Younger Futhark
Shape
Unicode	ᚲ U+16B2	ᚳ U+16B3	ᚴ U+16B4
Transliteration	k	c	k
Transcription	k	c	k,g
IPA	[k]	[k],[c],[tʃ]	[k],[g]
Position in rune-row	6

This article containsrunic characters. Without properrendering support, you may seequestion marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of runes.

The evolution of the rune in the elder futhark during the centuries

Thek-runeᚲ (Younger Futharkᚴ, Anglo-Saxon futhorcᚳ) is calledKaun in both theNorwegian andIcelandic rune poems, meaning "ulcer". The reconstructedProto-Germanic name is*Kauną. It is also known asKenaz ("torch"), based on its Anglo-Saxon name.

The Elder Futhark shape is likely directly based onOld Italicc (, 𐌂) and on LatinC. The Younger Futhark and Anglo-Saxon Futhorc shapes have parallels in Old Italic shapes ofk (, 𐌊) and LatinK (compare theNegau helmet inscription). The correspondingGothic letter is 𐌺k, calledkusma.

The shape of the Younger Futharkkaun rune (ᚴ) is identical to that of the "bookhand"s rune in theAnglo-Saxon futhorc.Theᚴ rune also occurs in somecontinental runic inscriptions. It has been suggested that in these instances, it represents thech /χ/ sound resulting from theOld High German sound shift (e.g.ᛖᛚᚴelch inNordendorf II).^[1]

Rune Poem:^[2]	English Translation:
Old Norwegian ᚴ Kaun er barna bǫlvan; bǫl gørver nán fǫlvan.	Ulcer is fatal to children; death makes a corpse pale.
Old Icelandic ᚴ Kaun er barna böl ok bardaga [för] ok holdfúa hús. flagella konungr.	Disease fatal to children and painful spot and abode of mortification.
Anglo-Saxon ᚳ Cen bẏþ cƿicera gehƿam, cuþ on fẏre blac ond beorhtlic, bẏrneþ oftust ðær hi æþelingas inne restaþ.	The torch is known to every living man by its pale, bright flame; it always burns where princes sit within.
Notes: The Icelandic poem is glossed with Latinflagella "whip". The Anglo-Saxon poem gives the namecen "torch".

Movatterモバイル変換

References