Meaning & use
futhark
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The runic alphabet used by ancient Germanic and Scandinavian peoples, named after the sound values of its first six letters.
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Archaeologists found an inscription carved in the Elder Futhark on the stone.
The Younger Futhark had fewer letters than the earlier version used centuries before.
A note on using this word
There are several versions, most notably the Elder Futhark (older, 24 letters) and the Younger Futhark (later, simplified to 16 letters).
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