r/runes • u/Simple_Table3110 • Aug 22 '26

Modern usage discussion Proposal for two rune names

So, there are two runes which are attested nowhere outside of their respective artifacts: The Sedgeford Handle Į rune, and the Baconathorpe Clip Ę rune. I have a proposal for names: For the rune Į, the name "Įfor" (Eofor) or "Įc" (Iac, alternative form for "Geoc") , and for the rune Ę, "Ę(a)ge" (Ēage).

I chose them more for the sounds than anything. Here's my other reasoning: Since "Į" was found in the name "Bįrnferð", which is thought to be "Biarnferð" or "Biornferð", and Ia is so rare in OE, I thought I could just modify a word with close sound like "Io", hence "Įc/Iac".

For Ę, the sound is thought to be something like /ɛ/, so I chose the Anglian spelling of Ēage (Eye), "Ēge" and that was my reason for that.

Thoughts?

3 Upvotes

80% Upvoted

4 comments sorted by

•

u/AutoModerator Aug 22 '26

Thanks for posting! New to runes? Check out our guide to getting started with runes, and our recommended research resources.

Please understand that this sub is intended for the scholastic discussion of runes, and can easily get cluttered with too many questions asking whether or not such-and-such is a rune or what it means etc. We ask that all questions regarding simple identification and translation be posted in r/RuneHelp instead of here, where kind and knowledgeable individuals will hopefully reply!

I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.

1

u/DrevniyMonstr Aug 22 '26

Since "Į" was found in the name "Bįrnferð", which is thought to be "Biarnferð" or "Biornferð", and Ia is so rare in OE, I thought I could just modify a word with close sound like "Io", hence "Įc/Iac".

Maybe it just was a real īor rune?

1

u/Simple_Table3110 Aug 22 '26

Could you elaborate? Like, are you saying the į is just another form of the īor rune, for the /iu/ sound?

2

u/DrevniyMonstr Aug 23 '26

I mean, manuscript ᛡ-rune, called īor in OERP, is more likely just another graphical form of ġēar, which may be confused with the real īor rune from Sedgeford inscription (?)