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Definition of 'aett'

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  • (paganism) A division of the runic alphabet.
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    * 1984 Fortune -Telling By Runes, David & Julia Line, The Aquarian Press, ISBN 0-85030-367-2 page 15. *: Known as aettir , these basic divisions were sometimes named after Norse deities: Freya's eight, Hagal's eight and Tiu's eight. * 1993 The Elements of The Runes, Bernard King, Element, ISBN 1-85230-420-0, page 110. *: When we examined runic divination, we related, in passing, the phases of the moon to the three ættir of the Common Germanic Futhark. * 1998 The Norse Tradition a beginners guide, Pete Jennings, Headway, ISBN 0 340 72082 4, page 36.'' *: The runic futhark is usually divided into three aetts .

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    await, ait, att, aout, ayat, aht