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Berkanan is the reconstructed Proto-Germanic name of the b rune ᛒ, meaning "birch". In the Younger Futhark it is called Bjarkan in the Icelandic and Norwegian rune poems. In the Anglo-Saxon rune poem it is called beorc ("birch" or "poplar"). The corresponding Gothic letter is 𐌱 b, named bairkan.
The Bergen rune charm is a runic inscription on a piece of wood found among the medieval rune-staves of Bergen.It is noted for its similarities to the Eddaic poem Skírnismál (particularly stanza 36); [1] as a rare example of a poetic rune-stave inscription; and of runes being used in love magic.
The Runic character berkanan, meaning "birch". Date: 22 April 2006: Source: Based on Runic letter berkanan.png, which was based on the Junicode font. Author: ClaesWallin: Other versions: Runic letter berkanan.png
The rune poem itself does not provide the names of the runes. Rather, each stanza is a riddle, to which the rune name is the solution. But the text in Hickes' 1705 publication is glossed with the name of each rune. It is not certain if these glosses had been present in the manuscript itself, or if they were added by Hickes.
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For five of the runes (wen, hægl, nyd, eoh, and Ing) Hickes gives variant forms and two more runes are given at the foot of the column; cweorð and an unnamed rune (calc) which are not handled in the poem itself. [3] A second copper plate appears across the foot of the page and contains two more runes: stan and gar. [3]
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