Tiwaz (rune)

NameProto-GermanicOld EnglishOld Norse
*Tē₂wazTī/TīrTýr
ShapeElder FutharkFuthorcYounger Futhark
Unicode
U+16CF
U+16CF
U+16D0
Transliterationt
Transcriptiontt, d
IPA[t][t], [d]
Position in
rune-row
1712

The t-rune is named after Týr, and was identified with this god. The reconstructed Proto-Germanic name is *Tîwaz or *Teiwaz. Tiwaz rune was an ideographic symbol for a spear.[citation needed]