Bind rune

Bind rune

A bind rune is a ligature of two or more runes. They are extremely rare in Viking Age inscription, but are common in pre-Viking Age (Proto-Norse) and in post-Viking Age (medieval) inscriptions.Enoksen, Lars Magnar (1998). "Runor: historia, tydning, tolkning", p. 84. Historiska Media, Falun. ISBN 91-88930-32-7]

Examples

Elder futhark

Examples found in Elder Futhark inscriptions include:
*Stacked Tiwaz runes: Kylver Stone, Seeland-II-C
*Gebô runes combined with vowels: Kragehul I

Anglo-Saxon Futhorc

Examples from Anglo-Saxon Futhorc:
*Futhorc runic|ᛡ Ior is a bind rune of Gyfu and Is

Modern use

*The Bluetooth logo merges the runes analogous to the modern Latin alphabet letters "h" and "b"; ) together, forming a bind rune.

Gallery

ee also

*Cipher runes

References


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