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futhark

American  
[foo-thahrk] / ˈfu θɑrk /
Also futharc,

noun

  1. the runic alphabet.

futhark British  
/ ˈfuːθɑːk, ˈfuːθɔːk /

noun

  1. a phonetic alphabet consisting of runes

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Etymology

Origin of futhark

1850–55; so called from first six letters of Old English and Scand runic alphabet: f, u, th, a (or o ), r, k (modeled on alphabet )

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