noun
- Plural of futhorc; ancient runic alphabets used in Old English and Anglo-Saxon writing systems.
Usage: historical; also spelled 'futhark' or 'futhork'; refers to the runic writing system named after its first six letters: fehu, uruz, thurisaz, ansuz, raido, kenaz
Examples
- Scholars study the futhorcs to understand how Anglo-Saxons recorded their language.
- The futhorcs contained 24 to 33 characters depending on the regional variant.
- Inscriptions carved in futhorcs have been discovered on ancient stones and artifacts.
- The futhorcs eventually fell out of use as the Latin alphabet became dominant in England.