Mannaz

{{Short description|M-rune of the Elder Futhark}}

{{for multi|the Germanic etymology|Man (word)|the mythological ancestor recorded by Tacitus|Mannus}}

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{{infobox rune

| lang1 = pg | lang2 = oe | lang3 = on

| name1 = {{lang|gem-x-proto|mannaz}}

| name2 = {{lang|ang|man[n]}}

| name3 = {{lang|non|maðr}}

| meaning13 = 'man, human'

| shape12 = File:Runic letter mannaz.svg

| shape3a = File:Long-branch m rune.svg

| shape3b = File:Short-twig m rune.svg

| unicode hex12 = 16D7

| unicode hex3a = 16D8

| unicode hex3b = 16D9

| transliteration13 = m

| transcription13 = m

| IPA13 = {{IPA|[m]}}

| position12 = 20

| position3 = 14

}}

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{{lang|gem-x-proto|Mannaz|proto=no}} is the conventional name of the /m/ rune {{runic|ᛗ}} of the Elder Futhark. It is derived from the reconstructed Proto-Germanic (or Common Germanic) word for 'man', {{lang|gem-x-proto|mannaz}}.

The Younger Futhark equivalent {{runic|ᛘ}} is {{lang|non|maðr}} ('man'). It took up the shape of the {{lang|non|algiz}} rune {{runic|ᛉ}}, replacing Elder Futhark {{runic|ᛗ}}.

As its sound value and form in the Elder Futhark indicate, it is derived from the letter for /m/, {{script|Ital|𐌌}}, in the Old Italic alphabets, ultimately from the Greek letter Mu (letter) (uppercase {{script|Greek|Μ}}, lowercase {{script|Greek|μ}}).