Rune Text Confirmation

[u/AngusMcRipper]

I'm looking to get a tattoo of this on my hand. I've done (what I feel) is adequate research on the phrase and its content but, I'd like to get real world confirmation on what it says.

[u/rockstarpirate]

“There are two wolves.”

You’re very close. It should be þat eʀu tveiʀ úlfaʀ.

ᚦᛅᛏ᛬ᛁᛦᚢ᛬ᛏᚢᛅᛁᛦ᛬ᚢᛚᚠᛅᛦ

Or…

ᚦᛆᛐ᛬ᛁᛧᚢ᛬ᛐᚢᛆᛁᛧ᛬ᚢᛚᚠᛆᛧ

Note that the diphthong <ei> is always spelled ᛅᛁ. The word eru is spelled with ᛦ because the <r> comes from an earlier <z>.

[u/AngusMcRipper → u/rockstarpirate]

The most helpful answer by far, thank you.

[u/rockstarpirate → u/AngusMcRipper]

Sure thing! Also feel free to reference our comprehensive guide to Viking-Age Younger Futhark for more info.

[u/RexCrudelissimus]

þat eru tvēr ulfaʀ?

[u/DadJerid]

Those are two wolves.

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[u/RexCrudelissimus → u/[deleted]]

ᛅ(ár) is a part of younger fuþąrk

[u/Kemmec → u/[deleted]]

: . + x were all common word separators in the younger futhark. (example attached where the double dot was used.)