Pronunciation Flashcards
Fehu
fay-who
F
f as in “fire”
Uruz
ooo-rooze
U
oo as in “booze”
(may also be oo as in “book”)
Thurisaz
thoor-ee-saws
TH
unvoiced th as in “thorn”
(never th as in “the”)
Ansuz
awn-sooze
A
a as in “awning”, or “law”
Raidho
rye-though
R
r as in”ride”
Kenaz
kane-awze
K or C
k as in “kick”
hard c as in “cane”
Gebo
gay-boe or yee-boe G hard g as in "gift" y as in "yes" silent
Wunjo
woon-yo
W or V
w as in “warm”
(with lips close together almost like a “v”)
Hagalaz
haw-gaw-laws
H
h as in “hail”
(aspirate “h” as in modern English)
Nauthiz
now-these
N
n as in need
Isa
ee-saw
I
ee as in “sleep”
Jera
yare-awe
J or Y
j as in “jaw”
y as in “year”
Eihwaz
eye-wawz
EI
i as in “pride”
possible short i as in “pick”
Perthro
perth-row
P
p as in “poem”
Algiz or Elhaz
all-yeese or ale-hawz
Z or -R
z or final r
Sowilo
soe-wee-los
S
s as in “sun”
Tiwaz
tea-wawz
T
t as in “Tuesday”
Berkano
bear-kawn-oh
B
b as in “birch”
Ehwaz or Ehwo
ay-wawz or ay-woh
E
a as in “day”
Mannaz
mawn-nawz
M
m as in “mankind”
Laguz
law-gooze
L
l as in “life”
Ingwaz
eeeng-wawz
NG
nasal sound as ng in “singer”
Dagaz
thaw-gauze D voiced th as in "the" (never unvoiced th as in "thick") or d as on "dog"
Othala
oath-awe-law
O
o as in “oath”
