https://github.com/stscoundrel/riimut-nim

Transform latin letters to runes & vice versa. Nim version.
https://github.com/stscoundrel/riimut-nim

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Transform latin letters to runes & vice versa. Nim version.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/stscoundrel/riimut-nim
• Owner: stscoundrel
• License: mit
• Created: 2021-11-21T17:05:51.000Z (about 3 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-08-02T07:00:28.000Z (6 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-08-02T08:27:11.696Z (6 months ago)
• Topics: futhark, futhark-runes, futhorc, futhorc-runes, futhork, nim, runes, staveless-runes
• Language: Nim
• Homepage: https://nimble.directory/pkg/riimut
• Size: 39.1 KB
• Stars: 2
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# Riimut

Transform latin letters to runes & vice versa. Nim version.

Includes transformers for four main runic alphabets and some variants:

- Elder Futhark

- Younger Futhark

- Medieval Futhork

- Futhorc (Anglo-Frisian runes)

- Staveless Futhark

## Install

`nimble install https://github.com/stscoundrel/riimut-nim`

## Usage

Text to runes:

```nim

# Ships four runic dialects under riimut module.

import riimut

# From Old Groms runestone.

const content = "auk tani karþi kristna"

let youngerFuthark = riimut.youngerfuthark.lettersToRunes(content)

echo youngerFuthark) # ᛅᚢᚴ:ᛏᛅᚾᛁ:ᚴᛅᚱᚦᛁ:ᚴᚱᛁᛋᛏᚾᛅ

# From 4th century axe in Jutland

const content = "wagagastiz alu wihgu sikijaz aiþalataz"

let elderFuthark = riimut.elderfuthark.lettersToRunes(content)

echo elderFuthark # ᚹᚨᚷᚨᚷᚨᛋᛏᛁᛉ:ᚨᛚᚢ:ᚹᛁᚻᚷᚢ:ᛋᛁᚲᛁᛃᚨᛉ:ᚨᛁᚦᚨᛚᚨᛏᚨᛉ

# From Lord's Prayer, in Old Norse.

const content = "Faðer uor som ast i himlüm, halgað warðe þit nama"

let medievalFuthork = riimut.medievalfuthork.lettersToRunes(content)

echo medievalFuthork # ᚠᛆᚦᚽᚱ:ᚢᚮᚱ:ᛋᚮᛘ:ᛆᛋᛏ:ᛁ:ᚼᛁᛘᛚᚢᛘ,:ᚼᛆᛚᚵᛆᚦ:ᚠᛆᚱᚦᚽ:ᚦᛁᛏ:ᚿᛆᛘᛆ

# From 8th century Franks Casket, in late West Saxon.

const content = "fisc.flodu.ahofonferg | enberig |"

let futhorc = riimut.futhorc.lettersToRunes(content)

echo futhorc # ᚠᛁᛋᚳ.ᚠᛚᚩᛞᚢ.ᚪᚻᚩᚠᚩᚾᚠᛖᚱᚷ:|:ᛖᚾᛒᛖᚱᛁᚷ:|

# From Old Norse text in Hög runestone.

const content = "kuþniutr þru sun lit rita stin þina ak bru kirþi aftiʀ bruþr sina asbiurn ak at kuþlaf"

let staveless = riimut.stavelessfuthark.lettersToRunes(content)

echo staveless # ᛍ╮ו⸜ᛁ╮⸍◟:ו◟╮:╵╮⸜:⸌ᛁ⸍:◟ᛁ⸍⸝:╵⸍ᛁ⸜:וᛁ⸜⸝:⸝ᛍ:ˏ◟╮:ᛍᛁ◟וᛁ:⸝ᛙ⸍ᛁʀ:ˏ◟╮ו◟:╵ᛁ⸜⸝:⸝╵ˏᛁ╮◟⸜:⸝ᛍ:⸝⸍:ᛍ╮ו⸌⸝ᛙ

```

Runes to text:

```nim

# All four dialects contain runesToLetters method.

import riimut

const runicText = "ᛅᚢᚴ:ᛏᛅᚾᛁ:ᚴᛅᚱᚦᛁ:ᚴᚱᛁᛋᛏᚾᛅ"

let latinText = riimut.youngerfuthark.runesToLetters(runicText)

echo latinText # "auk tani karþi kristna"

```

Rune variants in Younger Futhark:

Younger Futhark comes with long branch (Danish) and short twig (Norwegian & Swedish) variants.

```nim

import riimut

const letters = "aábcdðeéfghiíjklmnoópqrstþuúvwxyýzåäæöøǫþ"

# Comes with named functions per style.

let longBranch = youngerfuthark.lettersToLongBranchRunes(letters)

let shortTwig = youngerfuthark.lettersToShortTwigRunes(letters)

echo longBranch # ᛅᛅᛒᛋᛏᚦᛁᛁᚠᚴᚼᛁᛁᛁᚴᛚᛘᚾᚢᚢᛒᚴᚱᛋᛏᚦᚢᚢᚢᚢᛋᚢᚢᛋᚢᛅᛅᚢᚢᚢᚦ

echo shortTwig  # ᛆᛆᛒᛌᛐᚦᛁᛁᚠᚴᚽᛁᛁᛁᚴᛚᛘᚿᚢᚢᛒᚴᚱᛌᛐᚦᚢᚢᚢᚢᛌᚢᚢᛌᚢᛆᛆᚢᚢᚢᚦ

# Default function can also be called with variant enum to define the runeset.

let longBranchResult = youngerfuthark.lettersToRunes(letters, youngerfuthark.RuneVariant.longBranch)

let shortTwigResult = youngerfuthark.lettersToRunes(letters, youngerfuthark.RuneVariant.shortTwig)

```

#### What's in the name?

"Riimut" is the Finnish word for "runes".