noun
- the runic alphabet used by ancient Germanic peoples
Usage: historical; linguistics
Examples
- The archaeologist discovered stones carved with futhark inscriptions.
- Students of medieval history learn about the futhark writing system.
- The futhark consists of 24 characters called runes.
- Ancient Scandinavian texts were written using the futhark.
- Each symbol in the futhark had both phonetic and symbolic meaning.
- The word futhark comes from the first six letters of the runic alphabet.