Wednesday, May 18, 2011

How to Pronounce the Rune Names


Rune
NameLetterPhonetic Value

Fehu

Fehu 
"fay-who"

F

f as in "fire"

Uruz

Uruz
"ooo-rooze"

U

oo as in "booze" (might be pronounced: oo as in "book")

Thurisaz

Thurisaz 
"thoor-ee-saws"

TH

unvoiced th as in "thorn" (never th as in "the")
AnsuzAnsuz
"awn-sooze

A

a as in "awning", "call" or "law"

Raidho

Raidho
"rye-though

R

r as in "ride"
KenazKenaz
"kane-awze

K or C

k as in "kick", or hard c as in "cane".
GeboGebo
"gay-boe"
or "yee-boe"

G

hard g as in "gift" , y as in "yes", or silent
WunjoWunjo
"woon-yo"

W or V 

w as in "warm", with lips close together, almost like a "v".
HagalazHagalaz
"haw-gaw-laws"

H

h as in "hail", aspirate "h" as in modern English
NauthizNauthiz
"now-these"

N

n as in "need"
IsaIsa
"ee-saw"

I

ee as in "sleep"
JeraJera
"yare-awe"

J or Y

y as in "year" or j as in "jaw".
EihwazEihwaz "eye-wawz"

EI

i as in "pride", possibly short i as in "pick"
PerthroPerthro
"perth-row"

P

p as in "poem"
AlgizAlgiz
"all-yeese"
or Elhaz "ale-hawz"

Z or -R

z or final R
SowiloSowilo
"soe-wee-low"

S

s as in "sun"
TiwazTiwaz
"tea-wawz"

T

t as in "Tuesday"
BerkanoBerkano
"bear-kawn-oh"

B

b as in "birch"
EhwazEhwaz
"ay-wawz"
or Ehwo
"ay-woh"

E

a as in "day"
MannazMannaz
"mawn-nawz"

M

m as in "mankind"
LaguzLaguz
"law-gooze"

L

l as in "life"
IngwazIngwaz
"eeeng-wawz"

NG

nasal sound as ng in "singer"
DagazDagaz
"thaw-gauze"

D

voiced th as in "the" (never unvoiced th as in "thick") or d as in "dog"
OthalaOthala
"oath-awe-law"

O

o as in "oath"
Since the Algiz symbol can represent a final rolling -R rather than a Z, one might substitute that sound wherever a Z appears above.

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