Rune Pronunciation

Rune Name   Letter Phoenetic Equivlent
Fehu
"fay-who" 		F f as in "fire"
Uruz

"ooo-rooze"

U oo as in "booze" (might be pronounced: oo as in "book")
Thurisaz

"thoor-ee-saws"

TH unvoiced th as in "thorn" (never th as in "the")
Ansuz

"awn-sooze"

A a as in "awning", "call" or "law"
Raido

"rye-though"

R r as in "ride"
Kenaz

"kane-awze"

K k as in "kick", or hard c as in "cane".
Gebo

"gay-boe"

G hard g as in "gift"
Wunjo

"woon-yo"

WOR

V

w as in "warm", with lips close together, almost like a "v"
Hagalaz

"haw-gaw-laws"

H h as in "hail",  aspirate "h"
as in modern English
Nauthiz

"now-these"

N n as in "need"
Isa

"ee-saw"

I ee as in "sleep"
Jera

"yare-awe"

J or Y y as in "year"
Eihwaz

"eye-wawz"

EI i as in "pride", possibly short i as in "pick"
Perthro

"perth-row"

P p as in "poem"
Algiz

"all-geese"
or Elhaz "ale-hawz"

Z or -R z or final R
Sowilo

"soe-wee-low"

s s as in "sun"
Tiwaz

"tea-wawz"

T t as in "Tuesday"
Berkano

"bear-kawn-oh"

B b as in "birch"
Ehwaz

"ay-wawz"
or Ehwo
"ay-woh"

E a as in "day"
Mannaz

"mawn-nawz"

M m as in "mankind"
Laguz

"law-gooze"

L l as in "liquid" or "life"
Ingwaz

"eeeng-wawz"

NG nasal sound as ng in "singer"
Dagaz

"thaw-gauze"

D voiced th as in "the" (never unvoiced th as in "thick")
Othala

"oath-awe-law"

O o as in "oath"

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