Mannaz
[Image:Formrun.svg|100px|thumb|right|Two early forms of the /m/ rune of the Younger Futhark.]
Mannaz is the conventional name of the /m/ rune of the Elder Futhark. It is derived from the reconstructed Proto-Germanic word for 'man', mannaz.
The Younger Futhark equivalent is maðr. It took up the shape of the algiz rune, replacing Elder Futhark.
As its sound value and form in the Elder Futhark indicate, it is derived from the letter for /m/,, in the Old Italic alphabets, ultimately from the Greek letter mu.
Rune poems
The rune is recorded in all three rune poems, in the Norwegian and Icelandic poems as maðr, and in the Anglo-Saxon poem as man.| Rune poem | English translation |
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