The Fehu rune (Old Norse fé; Old English feoh) represents the f and v-sound in the Younger Futhark and Futhorc alphabets. Its name means '(mobile) wealth', cognate to English fee with the original meaning of 'sheep' or 'cattle' (Dutch , German , Latin , Sanskrit ). The Proto-Germanic name has been reconstructed, with the meaning of "money, cattle, wealth". The corresponding letter of the Gothic alphabet is 𐍆 f, called . Such correspondence between all rune poems and the Gothic letter name, as well, is uncommon, and gives the reconstructed name of the Old Futhark a high degree of certainty. The shape of the rune is likely based on Etruscan v 𐌅 , like Greek Digamma and Latin F ultimately from Phoenician waw . Rune poems The name is recorded in all three rune poems: Old Norwegian: Old Icelandic: Anglo-Saxon: See also Félag References Runes