--- In norse_course@yahoogroups.com, birgit001@... wrote:
> Hail to all,
>
> I have a question about runic inscriptions. Does the "ING" rune
stand for all three letters "-ing", or just the "-ng", in runic
inscriptions? Or are there even instances where "ing" is written in
three runes I-N-G? I am more interested in the Elder Futhark, but
the Younger one as well.
The *Ingwaz-rune represented only the sound NG. The name *Ingwaz
itself would be spelled I NG W A Z during the period of the older
Germanic alphabet. The NG character could also be drawn on the I
itself, thereby creating a single character called a bind-rune.
> For example, the word "hringr" = ring, would it be spelled with
the runes for
>
> H-R-(ing rune)-R?
It would be historically incorrect to spell the Norse word 'hringr'
with the *Ingwaz-rune, as it was no longer in use during the times
in which folk said 'hringr'. 'Hringr' in contemporary traditional
spelling should look like this: HRIGR. The choice of Reið or Ýr to
represent the final R in 'hringr' would depend on the Viking Age
period and location that you wish to emulate. In order to use the
*Ingwaz-rune, one would have to write the same word in a Germanic
language older than that of the Viking Age, thus altering the form
of the word itself. HRINGR would be correct for the Viking Age, as
nasals before G were not represented in writing during this time.
Regards,
Konrad.
>
> Your comments are much appreciated.
>
> Regards,
> Birgit