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Berkanan




Berkanan is the reconstructed Proto-Germanic name of the ''b''- Rune ᛒ, meaning " Birch ". In the Younger Futhark it is called ''bjarken'' in Icelandic and ''bjarkan'' in Norse. As a rune of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc , it is called ''beorc'' ("birch" or " Poplar ").

The corresponding Gothic Letter is 𐌱 ''b'', named ''bairkan''.

The letter shape is likely directly based on Old Italic . It closely resembles the Latin letter B .


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