Tattoo Check: Firstborn Daughter's Birth Date (31/07/2026) in Proto-Germanic (Elder Futhark)
Hi everyone,
I’m planning a tattoo to commemorate the birth date of my firstborn daughter: July 31, 2026 (31.7.2026). I want to write it in Elder Futhark using reconstructed Proto-Germanic words for the numbers.
Since this is going to be permanent on my skin, I would really appreciate it if someone could double-check my language reconstruction and runic transliteration before I finalize the design with the artist.
Here is what I have so far:
- Day 31 (þrijiz tigiwiz einz)
ᚦᚱᛁᛃᛁᛉ : ᛏᛁᚷᛁᚹᛁᛉ : ᛖᛁᚾᛉ
- Month 7 (sebun)
ᛋᛖᛒᚢᚾ
- Year 2026 (twai þūsundijōz twaintigiwiz sehs)
ᛏᚹᚨᛁ : ᚦᚢᛋᚢᚾᛞᛁᛃᛟᛉ : ᛏᚹᚨᛁᚾᛏᛁᚷᛁᚹᛁᛉ : ᛋᛖᚻᛋ
My questions:
Are the Proto-Germanic reconstructions for the cardinal numbers grammatically accurate for this context?
Is the Elder Futhark transliteration correct, including the use of ᛞ (dagaz) in þūsundijōz and ᛉ (algiz) for terminal -z?
Are there any stylistic or historical nuances I should consider for a tattoo layout?
Thanks in advance for your help!
Matt