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>The UR-words used in the UR-futhark
I forgot to finish this bit.
Until we know both all the 24 runes of the futhorc, and how these words were spelled using the 24 runes, being ultra precise would not be important, since you need to see at a bunch of similar words to get the meaning anyway.
Other animals that show warning coloration is nest or burrow building birds, but having warning coloration became dangerous for the animals big enough for the humans to bother to hunt, so it might have been more of them in the past.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_kingfisher
>Like all kingfishers, the common kingfishers is highly territorial; since it must eat around 60% of its body weight each day, it is essential to have control of a suitable stretch of river. It is solitary for most of the year, roosting alone in heavy cover. If another kingfisher enters its territory, both birds display from perches, and fights may occur, where a bird will grab the other's beak and try to hold it under water.
Bees are another animals that build a "bol", and as the build a Ball to protect the Queen during swarming, and protect the burrow otherwise, naming them with the Birk rune is fitting.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_dark_bee
That it's the darkest bee, and was able to survive a mite attack in Norway, is an indication that it might be both native, and domesticated around the North-Sea.
What is important to the wild animals, is not being spotted by a human at a distance. The Elk or Otter, is quite well camouflaged, so it's usually that it moves that makes you see it. Cows, sheep,horsePost too long. Click here to view the full text.