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Dagaz

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The d rune (ᛞ) is called dæg "day" in the Anglo-Saxon rune poem. The corresponding letter of the Gothic alphabet d is called dags. This rune is also part of the Elder Futhark, with a reconstructed Proto-Germanic name *dagaz.

Its "butterfly" shape is possibly derived from Lepontic san.

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Symmetric, Closed shape, Monochrome, Contains straight lines, Has crossing lines.

Dagaz is part of the Alphabets, Runic Alphabet groups.

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