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ansuz

ansuz noun: the symbol ᚨ, the a-rune of the Elder Futhark.

Noun

ansuz

  1. The symbol ᚨ, the a-rune of the Elder Futhark.
    • The Old Norse equivalent of ansuz is áss. This word means god, specifically one of the Aesir, whose senior figure is Odin.2016, Francis Melville, The Book of Runes: Interpreting the Ancient Stones, page 48

Questions about ansuz

What does ansuz mean?
Ansuz means the symbol ᚨ, the a-rune of the Elder Futhark.
What part of speech is ansuz?
Ansuz is a noun.

Words near ansuz in the dictionary

  1. ansulate
  2. Ansuman
  3. Ansus
  4. Ansusinha
  5. ansuvimab
  6. ansuz
  7. ANSV
  8. answeare
  9. answeares
  10. answer
  11. answer back

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