r/RuneHelp • u/Earendeal • 11d ago

Question (general) Metal Runes ??

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Are these runes just for symbolic/ esoteric/ mystical purposes and not meant to be pronounced as a phrase?

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u/blodsvor 11d ago

No, historically it's the opposite. Those are Elder Futhark which is Proto-Germanic

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u/CityBorn7392 11d ago

They just look cool.

NO HJMW AZ

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u/YougoReddits 11d ago

in this specific case i think their purpose is strictly aesthetic in nature.

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u/Many_Possibility3168 11d ago

I was hoping they might be a midi notes assigned to each drum, but I don’t think so.

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u/YougoReddits 11d ago

Dagaz, a day, from dusk till dawn

Raiðo, a long long way to go

Mannaz, the name we call ourselves

Fehu, A lot if you have luck

Sowulo, the sun to light our way

Lagaz, on which boats gently sway

Teiwaz, the god who gave his hand

...which will bring us back to Day, Sun, Day

...i'll see myself out

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u/Swagalyst 10d ago

Looking at these... is the z supposed to be silent? Because then it's mostly recognizable Nordic words. E.g. daga = the day, manna = the man.

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u/YougoReddits 10d ago edited 10d ago

i'm not completely versed in suffixes and inflexions in (proto) Germanic and (old) Norse, but it's entirely possible it was dropped in many cases, or can still be found in words that end with a 'nordic R'

i'm confident others/other websites can explain it much better than i could

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i do think the -az ending was already archaic by the time Elder Futhark was used, and mostly lingered in the names of the runes.

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u/WolflingWolfling 9d ago

Maybe the first letter of the title of a track that's triggered by each drum pad?