Mannaz
/ˈmɑːnɑːz/noun
The reconstructed name of the Elder Futhark rune ᛗ, conventionally associated with humanity or the human person.
Did you know?Mannaz is not directly preserved in a complete runic inscription; its name is reconstructed by comparing later rune poems and related Germanic forms such as Old English mann and Old Norse maðr.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*mon- / *man-
“A reconstructed root associated by some scholars with a person or human being; its exact relationship to the Germanic word is debated.”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*mannaz
“Person, human being, or man; also reconstructed as the name of the m-rune.”
2nd–8th Century
Elder Futhark
ᛗ
“The m-rune, whose conventional reconstructed name is Mannaz.”
8th–12th Century
Old English
mann
“Person or human being; later especially a man.”
Medieval Period
Old Norse
maðr
“Person, human being, or man.”
Modern English
English
Mannaz
“A modern scholarly and esoteric name for the reconstructed Elder Futhark rune ᛗ.”