'NG' as in rowi(ng) has it's own, single symbol in runic, Ingwaz. ![]() ![]() The sound would be something like the 'Y' in (y)ear. We use the letter 'J' or the rune 'Jera' to represent 'J' and 'Y'. For words with an alternative 'C' sound like ra(c)e or (c)ease, it may be more accurate to substitute 'S' for 'C' in your translation. It may also have been used for a 'CH' sound. For simplicity we use the letter Kaunan to represent all modern 'C' letter translations. For example the 'K' in (k)art or the 'C' in (c)art. The letter 'C' in Elder Futhark is the same as 'K'. We are by no means experts in runic translation but through research we have tried to make the most accurate translation model possible! Our translation alogrithm makes some changes to better match the correct runes for modern sounds. That is because runes independently influenced anglo-saxon letters and were also originally derived from old Italic and Greek alphabets. You will notice many letters are very similar to modern english. Later rune alphabets exist using the Younger Futhark and Anglo-Saxon Futhark alphabets. It can commonly be found on inscribed items made by the northern Germanic tribes between the 2nd and 8th centuries. We use the original Elder Futhark alphabet, also known as Older Futhark or Germanic Futhark which is the oldest form of written runes. Is a good approximation of the sounds usings the original runic letters. ![]() Although there are some differencesīetween the sounds made by the letters and the way they are combined in each language, hopefully our tool Our translation tool allows you to make rune symbol combinations which would sound similar to
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