RuneBritannia
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Limitation
This is a "spelling only" application — as it doesn't look up the alphabetic-word pronunciation.
- For "NG", there's an option to substitute all "NG"s as Ing (ᛝ) — like for the word "SINGING" ➡️ ᛋᛁᛝᛁᛝ. And not "SIN-GING" (ᛋᛁᚾᚷᛁᛝ).
- For "EO", there's an option to substitute all "EO"s as Ēoh (ᛇ). It's used like the word "eorl" (earl) or "meolc" (milk) or "leof" (beloved, dear) in Old English.
- For "OE", there's an option to substitute all "OE"s as Ethel (ᛟ). It's used like the word "foe" or "toe". But not for separate sounding like "poet".
- For "IO", there's an option to substitute all "IO"s as Ior (ᛡ). Words like "lion" or "violet". But not for separate sounding like "radio".
- For "ST", there's an option to substitute all "ST"s as Stan (ᛥ). Words like "stone" or "strike". But not for word like "castle".
History
This particular runic script is called:
Futhorc
It's named after the first six letters: ᚠ - ᚢ - ᚦ - ᚩ - ᚱ - ᚳ ➡️ F - U - TH - O - R - C (K or hard C or Q).
~400–1100 AD. An expansion of the Elder Futhark to 33 runes.
It was used not just in England, but also in parts of Frisia, with minor regional variants. By the 11th century, Latin script had fully overtaken it, though some runes — like þ (thorn) and ð (eth) — lived on in manuscripts even after runic use diminished.
Futhorc changed with the tongue, flexing with the speech, not bound to rigid classical rules — to boldly confuse the common folks. It's ᛝold! 🤔
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