Kaunan
Sign in to saveright|thumb|300px|The evolution of the rune in the elder futhark during the centuries The k-rune (Younger Futhark , Anglo-Saxon futhorc ) is called Kaun in both the Norwegian and Icelandic rune poems, meaning "ulcer". The reconstructed Proto-Germanic name is *Kauną. It is also known as Kenaz ("torch"), based on its Anglo-Saxon name.
Key facts
- Rune.lang1
- pg
- Rune.lang2
- oe
- Rune.lang3
- on
- Rune.name1
- Kauną?
- Rune.name2
- Cén
- Rune.name3
- Kaun
- Rune.meaning1
- ?
- Rune.meaning2
- "torch"
- Rune.meaning3
- "ulcer"
- Rune.shape1
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- Rune.shape2
- x50px|class=skin-invert-image
- Rune.shape3
- x50px|class=skin-invert-image
- Rune.unicode hex1
- 16B2
- Rune.unicode hex2
- 16B3
- Rune.unicode hex3
- 16B4
- Rune.transliteration1
- k
- Rune.transliteration2
- c
- Rune.transliteration3
- k
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right|thumb|300px|The evolution of the rune in the elder futhark during the centuries The k-rune (Younger Futhark , Anglo-Saxon futhorc ) is called Kaun in both the Norwegian and Icelandic rune poems, meaning "ulcer". The reconstructed Proto-Germanic name is *Kauną. It is also known as Kenaz ("torch"), based on its Anglo-Saxon name.
The Elder Futhark shape is likely directly based on Old Italic c (14px|C, 𐌂) and on Latin C. The Younger Futhark and Anglo-Saxon Futhorc shapes have parallels in Old Italic shapes of k (14px|K, 𐌊) and Latin K (compare the Negau helmet inscription). The corresponding Gothic letter is 𐌺 k, called kusma.