Isaz

*Isaz is the reconstructed Proto-Germanic name of the i-rune á, meaning "ice". In the Younger Futhark, it is called Ãss in Old Norse. As a rune of the Anglo-Saxon futhorc, it is called is.

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Name	Proto-Germanic	Old English	Old Norse
	*Isaz	Ãs	Ãss
	"ice"
Shape	Elder Futhark	Futhorc	Younger Futhark
Shape
Unicode	á U+16C1
Transliteration	i
Transcription	i
IPA	[i(Ë)]
Position in rune-row	11		9

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The corresponding Gothic letter is ð¹ i, named eis.

The rune is recorded in all three rune poems:

Rune Poem:^[1]	English Translation:
Old English á Is báºÃ¾ oferceald, ungemetum slidor, glisnaÃ¾ glÃ¦shluttur gimmum gelicust, flor forste geÆ¿oruht, fÃ¦ger ansáºne.	Ice is very cold and immeasurably slippery; it glistens as clear as glass and most like to gems; it is a floor wrought by the frost, fair to look upon.
Old Icelandic á Ãss er Ã¡rbÃ¶rkr ok unnar Ã¾ak ok feigra manna fÃ¡r.	Ice is bark of rivers and roof of the wave and destruction of the doomed.
Old Norwegian á Ãs kÇ«llum brÃº brÃ¦iÃ°a; blindan Ã¾arf at lÃ¦iÃ°a.	Ice is called the broad bridge; the blind man must be led.

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