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futhorc
fu·thark
/
ˈfu
θɑrk
/
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[
foo
-thahrk
]
Show IPA
noun
the runic alphabet.
Also,
fu·tharc,
fu·thorc,
fu·thork
/
ˈfu
θɔrk
/
Show Spelled
[
foo
-thawrk
]
Show IPA
.
Origin:
1850–55;
so called from first six letters of
Old English
and Scand runic alphabet:
f, u, th, a
(or
o
),
r, k
(modeled on
alphabet
)
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futhorc
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World English Dictionary
futhark
,
futharc
,
futhorc
or
futhork
(ˈfuːθɑːk, ˈfuːθɔːk)
—
n
a phonetic alphabet consisting of runes
[C19: from the first six letters:
f, u, th, a, r, k
; compare
alphabet
]
futharc
,
futharc
,
futhorc
or
futhork
—
n
[C19: from the first six letters:
f, u, th, a, r, k
; compare
alphabet
]
futhorc
,
futharc
,
futhorc
or
futhork
—
n
[C19: from the first six letters:
f, u, th, a, r, k
; compare
alphabet
]
futhork
,
futharc
,
futhorc
or
futhork
—
n
[C19: from the first six letters:
f, u, th, a, r, k
; compare
alphabet
]
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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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futhark
,
futharc
,
futhorc
or
futhork
(ˈfuːθɑːk, ˈfuːθɔːk)
—
n
a phonetic alphabet consisting of runes
[C19: from the first six letters:
f, u, th, a, r, k
; compare
alphabet
]
futharc
,
futharc
,
futhorc
or
futhork
—
n
[C19: from the first six letters:
f, u, th, a, r, k
; compare
alphabet
]
futhorc
,
futharc
,
futhorc
or
futhork
—
n
[C19: from the first six letters:
f, u, th, a, r, k
; compare
alphabet
]
futhork
,
futharc
,
futhorc
or
futhork
—
n
[C19: from the first six letters:
f, u, th, a, r, k
; compare
alphabet
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
futhorc
1851, historians' name for the Gmc. runic alphabet, so called from its first six letters, on the model of alphabet.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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