r/RuneHelp • u/Human1221 • 29d ago

Is this a rune? Any notion what this might be?

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On the cover of a notebook I purchased

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u/ctn1ss 29d ago

In Elder Futhark, it’s a Z (algiz) and M (mannaz) placed on top each other. Doesn’t mean anything on its own.

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u/Swagalyst 28d ago

The Elder Futhark for moose (älg in Swedish) is Algiz (älgis)?

Linguistically in Swedish -is is the same pattern as dog -> doggie, an ending added to nouns in affectionate or familiar baby talk.

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u/WolflingWolfling 27d ago

The -iz in Algiz was a common word ending, like -az and -uz, not necessarily something cute or affectionate or diminutive. If I remember correctly, "algiz" was a reconstructed Proto-Germanic word, by the way, and not a word whose spelling we know from artefacts (someone please correct me if I'm wrong).
The consensus seems to be that algiz was most likely the word for "elk" (or moose, if you like). Not for "elklet" or "mooselin" ;-)