EnglishinRunic

eng·RunrAlphabetMultiple-source attestation (MAIN)

GlotScript records this relationship through multiple-source attestation. Present-day usage, official status, region and dates are unknown here unless separately sourced. How to interpret the evidence.

Language

English

ISO 639-3engStatusLivingScopeIndividualScripts used6

Also written in:

Braille (Brai)Shavian (Shaw) (Shaw)Latin (Latn)Deseret (Mormon) (Dsrt)Duployan shorthand, Duployan stenography (Dupl)

Script

Runic

ISO 15924RunrFamilyGermanic / LatinOriginEuropeDirectionLeft-to-rightStatusHistorical scriptOpenType tagrunr

Runic alphabets (futhark), used by Germanic peoples from approximately the 2nd to 18th century CE. Descended from the Old Italic (Etruscan/Raetic) alphabet.

Other languages using Runic

Old English (ca. 450-1100)angDanishdanGermandeuMiddle English (1100-1500)enmFaroesefaoIcelandicislLangobardiclngLow GermanndsOld NorsenonNorwegiannorNornnrnOld FrisianofsElfdalianovdKuman (Russia)qwmScotsscoSwedishsweUpper Saxonsxu

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