This is way off topic, but I can't help but be curious.  I am making
drop spindles for spinning wool. In making the whorls (weights) of clay,
I thought it would be fun to embellish them with runes.  Obvious would be
"fli fæstr," but I came across research that showed many inscriptions
with "alu" on them which seems to be a magical code, but probably more
appropriate to my little spinning whorls was found on a weight for a
fisherman's net which was marked "aluko" which someone suggested might
be "little magic."  Can someone explain the "alu"?  There is nothing in
Zoega.

Also if I were to use the expression "allákaft" (very fast) or "alllétr"
(very light), would I just use a single rune for the letter "L"?  And
also is the "r" at the end of alllétr, the rune that looks like an "R"
or the other one?
Grace
--

Fred & Grace Hatton
Hawley, Pa.





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