Unicode:
ᛗ
Pronunciation (Proto-Germanic):
MAHN-az
Phonetic Sound:
“m” as in “man”
IPA [m]
Translation:
man, mankind, human
Alternative Names
Old Norse, Younger Futhark
maðr (ᛘ or ᛙ)
Old English, Futhorc
mann (ᛗ)
Associated Concepts and Interpretations
Assistance, compassion, love
Family, humanity, social order
Human potential, human intelligence, rational mind
Intuition, self-awareness, general awareness
Relationships, friendships, romantic relationships
Seeing clearly, awakening
The Self, one’s inner being, self-care
Associated Rune POEMS
As translated by Bruce Dickins, 1915; public domain.
Norwegian
Maðr er moldar auki;
mikil er græip á hauki
Man is an augmentation of the dust;
great is the claw of the hawk
Icelandic
Maðr er manns gaman
ok moldar auki
ok skipa skreytir
Delight of man
and augmentation of the earth
and adorner of ships
Anglo-Saxon
Man byþ on myrgþe his magan leof:
sceal þeah anra gehwylc oðrum swican,
forðum drihten wyle dome sine
þæt earme flæsc eorþan betæcan
The joyous man is dear to his kinsmen;
yet every man is doomed to fail his fellow,
since the Lord by his decree will commit
the vile carrion to the earth
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