𐌿

See also: -𐌿

𐌿 U+1033F, 𐌿
GOTHIC LETTER URUS
← 𐌾
[U+1033E]
Gothic 𐍀 β†’
[U+10340]

Gothic

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from Runic ᚒ, though SnΓ¦dal (2015; see references) considers this unlikely, interpreting it as being derived from an allograph of Ancient Greek Ο (O, β€œomikron”); compare also the numerical values.

Letter

𐌿 β€’ (u)

  1. The sixteenth letter of the Gothic alphabet, representing /u/, with a numerical value of 70.

See also

References

  • SnΓ¦dal, Magnus, 'Gothic Contact with Latin: Gotica Parisina and Wulfila's Alphabet', in: Askedal, J.O. and H.F. Nielsen ed., Early Germanic Languages in Contact (Amsterdam 2015) pp. 91-108, especially 101-102.
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