ᛒ

ᛒ U+16D2, ᛒ RUNIC LETTER BERKANAN BEORC BJARKAN B ← ᛑ [U+16D1] Runic ᛓ → [U+16D3]

Translingual

Etymology

Probably from the Etruscan 𐌁, from the Phoenician character derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤁 (b, “beth”). Cognates would then include the Ancient Greek Β (B) and the Latin B.

Letter

ᛒ

1. A letter of the Runic alphabet, with the reconstructed name *berkō (“birch”), representing /b/.

Further reading

• Berkanan on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /b/

Letter

ᛒ (b)

1. the first letter of the Old English runic alphabet, representing /b/ and pronounced beorc (“birch”)
   • The Old English rune poem

     ᛒ byþ blēda lēas...

     Birch is without fruit...

See also

• (Runic script letters) ᚠ (f), ᚢ (u), ᚦ (þ), ᚩ (ó), ᚱ (r), ᚳ (c), ᚷ (ġ), ᚹ (w), ᚻ (h), ᚾ (n), ᛁ (i), ᛄ (j), ᛇ (eo), ᛈ (p), ᛉ (x), ᛋ (s), ᛏ (t), ᛒ (b), ᛖ (e), ᛗ (m), ᛚ (l), ᛝ (ŋ), ᛟ (œ), ᛞ (d), ᚪ (a), ᚨ, ᚣ (y), ᛡ (io), ᛠ (ea)