ᚴᚢᚦ

ᚴᚢᚦ

Old Norse

Proper noun

ᚴᚢᚦ (kuþ) m

1. Younger Futhark spelling of guð: God; god, deity
   • 11th c., Uppland Runic Inscription 808:

     ᚴᚢᚦ᛫ᚼᛁᛂᛚᛒᛁ᛫ᛋᛅᛚ᛫ᚼᛂᚾᛅᛦ᛫ᚢᛂᛚ᛫ᚾᚢ

     kuþ᛫hielbi᛫sal᛫henaʀ᛫uel᛫nu

     God help her soul well now.

   • 11th c., inscription on the Skåäng Runestone:

     ᛋᚴᛅᚾᛘᛅᛚᛋ ᛅᚢᚴ × ᚬᛚᛅᚢᚠ × ᚦᛅᚢ × ᛚᛁᛏᚢ × ᚴᛁᛅᚱᛅ × ᛘᛂᚱᚴᛁ × ᚦᛅᚢᛋᛁ × ᛂᚠᛏᛁᛦ × ᛋᚢᛅᛁᚾ × ᚠᛅᚦᚢᚱ × ᛋᛁᚾ × ᚴᚢᚦ × ᚼᛁᛅᛚᛒᛁ ᛋᛅᛚᚢ ᚼᛅᚾᛋ

     skanmals auk × olauf × þau × litu × kiara × merki × þausi × eftiʀ × suain × faþur × sin × kuþ × hialbi salu hans

     Skammhals and Ólôf, they had these landmarks made in memory of Sveinn, their father. May God help his soul.