*Isaz is the reconstructed Proto-Germanic name of the i-rune , meaning "ice". In the Younger Futhark, it is called íss in Old Norse. As a rune of the Anglo-Saxon futhorc, it is called is.
The corresponding Gothic letter is 𐌹 i, named eis.
The rune is recorded in all three rune poems:
Rune Poem:Original poems and translation from the Rune Poem Page. English Translation: Old English Is bẏþ oferceald, ungemetum slidor, glisnaþ glæshluttur gimmum gelicust, flor forste geƿoruht, fæger ansẏne. Ice is very cold and immeasurably slippery; it glistens as clear as glass and most like to gems; it is a floor wrought by the frost, fair to look upon. Old Icelandic Íss er árbörkr ok unnar þak ok feigra manna fár. Ice is bark of rivers and roof of the wave and destruction of the doomed. Old Norwegian Ís kǫllum brú bræiða; blindan þarf at læiða.Ice is called the broad bridge; the blind man must be led.
See also Elder Futhark Younger Futhark Rune poem
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