See also: Appendix:Variations of "x"

U+16B7, ᚷ
RUNIC LETTER GEBO GYFU G

[U+16B6]
Runic
[U+16B8]

Translingual

Etymology

Possibly derived directly from the Latin X.

Letter

  1. A letter of the Runic alphabet, present in the Elder Fuþark and the Anglo-Saxon Fuþorc (called ġifu). Represents /j/ and is reconstructed as *gebō, associated with gifts or generosity.

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡ/, /j/

Letter

(ġ)

  1. the seventh letter of the Old English runic alphabet, representing g and ġ and pronounced ġiefu (gift)

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