Berkanan
Also known as ᛒ, ᛓ
Berkanan is the reconstructed Proto-Germanic name of the b rune , meaning "birch". In the Younger Futhark it is called Bjarkan in the Icelandic and Norwegian rune poems. In the Anglo-Saxon rune poem it is called beorc ("birch" or "poplar"). The corresponding Gothic letter is 𐌱 b, named bairkan.
Key facts
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- Berkanan
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- Beorc
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- Bjarkan
- Rune.meaning1
- "birch"
- Rune.meaning2
- "birch"/"poplar"?
- Rune.meaning3
- "birch"
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Berkanan is the reconstructed Proto-Germanic name of the b rune , meaning "birch". In the Younger Futhark it is called Bjarkan in the Icelandic and Norwegian rune poems. In the Anglo-Saxon rune poem it is called beorc ("birch" or "poplar"). The corresponding Gothic letter is 𐌱 b, named bairkan.
The letter shape is likely directly based on Old Italic 14px|B 𐌁, whence comes also the Latin letter B.