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Runic alphabet
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Runes.
Runic alphabets
Futhark is a collective term in runology used to describe all runic alphabets that follow the Germanic alphabetical order of F, U, Þ, A, R, K, etc. In English, it is also common to call each futhark after its regional composition, since the original A-rune and K-rune shifted regionally through time: "Futhark" (ᚠᚢᚦᚨᚱᚲ) can specify the Elder runic row, "Futhorc" (ᚠᚢᚦᚩᚱᚳ) can specify the Anglo-Frisian runic row, and "Futhork" (ᚠᚢᚦᚯᚱᚴ) can specify the Younger runic row. The younger can further be divided into "Futhąrk" and "Futhork" based on the early and late transliteration of the younger Óss-rune (ᚯ).