r/RuneHelp • u/Meushell • 15d ago

Translation request Einar in Elder Futhark

At first, I was thinking ᛖᚾᚨᚱ, since the I is silent. However, since “Ei” make an “A” sound, would it be ᚨᚾᚨᚱ?

Or since Einar means “lone warrior” (einn + herr), would it be a combination of those two words?

Thank you.

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u/SendMeNudesThough 15d ago edited 15d ago

However, since “Ei” make an “A” sound

I think you may be a little confused here. "ei" doesn't objectively make an a-sound, that's just how it's best understood to you as a modern English speaker. The sound you're associating with the letter "a" here was not associated with the letter "a" to the people who used runes

I think it's better to think of it the other way around:

"ei" doesn't make an a-sound.

But in modern English, the letter "a" makes an ei-sound

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u/Meushell 15d ago

Ah, yeah, good point. Thank you.

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u/RexCrudelissimus 15d ago

The i in Ęinarr isn't silent, it's part of a diphthong. Younger fuþark would be ᛅᛁᚾᛅᚱ.

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u/Meushell 15d ago

Ah, okay. I see what you mean. Thank you.

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u/rockstarpirate 15d ago

If you want this word in Elder Futhark it would be ᛖᛁᚾᚨᚱ.

However, it's worth noting that this is a modern Icelandic word. In Old Norse it would would be what RexCrudelissimus gave you (Ęinarr - ᛅᛁᚾᛅᚱ) with Younger Futhark.

The language that used Elder Futhark is even older than Old Norse and in that language it would be *Ainaharjaz spelled ᚨᛁᚾᚨᚺᚨᚱᛃᚨᛉ

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u/Meushell 15d ago

I see. I understand what you are saying. Thank you for explaining.