Ear (rune)

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Name	Old English
	Ēar
Shape	Futhorc
Unicode	ᛠ U+16E0
Transliteration	ea
Transcription	ea, æa
IPA	[æ(ː)ɑ]
Position in rune-row	28 or 29

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The Ear ᛠ rune of the Anglo-Saxon futhorc is a late addition to the alphabet. It is, however, still attested from epigraphical evidence, notably the Thames scramasax, and its introduction thus cannot postdate the 9th century.