five new runic keyboards

anglosaxon-futhork.mim

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+(input-method t anglosaxon-futhork)
+
+(description
+ "medieval Anglo-Saxon runes")
+
+(map
+  (trans
+
+    ;; <transliteration id="runepunct">
+      (";" "᛫") ;;  Runic single dot 
+      (":" "᛬") ;;  Runic double dot 
+      ("+" "᛭") ;;  Runic cross 
+    ;; </transliteration>
+    ;;
+    ;;  Wikipedia 
+
+    ;;  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Saxon_Futhorc 
+    ;; <transliteration id="anglosaxon" parent="runepunct">
+      ("f" "ᚠ") ;;  feoh 
+      ("u" "ᚢ") ;;  ur 
+      ("þ" "ᚦ") ;;  þorn 
+      ("&th" "ᚦ") ;;  þorn 
+      ("o" "ᚩ") ;;  os 
+      ("r" "ᚱ") ;;  rad 
+      ("c" "ᚳ") ;;  cen 
+      ("ȝ" "ᚷ") ;;  gyfu 
+      ("&gy" "ᚷ") ;;  gyfu  ;; (This one actually is not in rfc1345)
+      ("w" "ᚹ") ;;  wynn 
+
+      ("h" "ᚻ") ;;  hægl 
+      ("n" "ᚾ") ;;  nyd 
+      ("i" "ᛁ") ;;  is 
+      ("j" "ᛄ") ;;  ger 
+      ("eo" "ᛇ") ;;  eolh 
+      ("p" "ᛈ") ;;  peorð 
+      ("x" "ᛉ") ;;  eolh 
+      ("s" "ᛋ") ;;  sigel 
+
+      ("t" "ᛏ") ;;  tir 
+      ("b" "ᛒ") ;;  beorc 
+      ("e" "ᛖ") ;;  eh 
+      ("m" "ᛗ") ;;  mann 
+      ("l" "ᛚ") ;;  lagu 
+      ("ŋ" "ᛝ") ;;  ing 
+      ("&ng" "ᛝ") ;;  ing 
+      ("œ" "ᛟ") ;;  eðel 
+      ("&oe" "ᛟ") ;;  eðel 
+      ("d" "ᛞ") ;;  dæg 
+
+      ("a" "ᚪ") ;;  ac 
+      ("æ" "ᚫ") ;;  æsc 
+      ("&ae" "ᚫ") ;;  æsc 
+      ("y" "ᚣ") ;;  yr 
+      ("ia" "ᛡ") ;;  ior (both io and ia) 
+      ("ea" "ᛠ") ;;  ear 
+
+      ;;  TODO: Shorter forms for ia, ea and eo? 
+
+      ;;  Rarer: Only present in some inscriptions/manuscripts. 
+      ("kw" "ᛢ") ;;  cweorð 
+      ("k" "ᛣ") ;;  calc 
+      ("kk" "ᛤ") ;;  cealc (doubled calc) 
+      ("st" "ᛥ") ;;  stan 
+      ("g" "ᚸ") ;;  gar 
+    ;; </transliteration>
+  )
+)
+
+(state
+  (init
+    (trans)))

danish-futhark.mim

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+
+(input-method t danish-futhark)
+
+(description
+ "Input method for runic writing.")
+
+(map
+  (trans
+
+    ;; <transliteration id="runepunct">
+      (";" "᛫") ;;  Runic single dot 
+      (":" "᛬") ;;  Runic double dot 
+      ("+" "᛭") ;;  Runic cross 
+    ;; </transliteration>
+
+    ;; <transliteration id="younger-futhark-unicode" parent="runepunct">
+      ("f" "ᚠ")
+      ("u" "ᚢ")
+      ("þ" "ᚦ")
+      ("&th" "ᚦ") ;; adapted from rfc1345.mim   ("&th" ?\þ)
+      ;;("ą" "ᚬ") ;;  earlier vowel 
+      ;;("o" "ᚬ") ;;  later vowel (Unicode)
+      ("r" "ᚱ")
+      ("k" "ᚴ")
+
+      ("h" "ᚼ")
+      ("n" "ᚾ")
+      ("i" "ᛁ")
+      ("a" "ᛅ")
+      ("s" "ᛋ")
+
+      ("t" "ᛏ")
+      ("b" "ᛒ")
+      ("m" "ᛘ")
+      ("l" "ᛚ")
+      ("R" "ᛦ") ;;  Later transcribed as "y" 
+    ;; </transliteration>
+    ;;
+    ;;  _Danmarks runeindskrifter_ (Jacobsen & Moltke, 1941) 
+
+    ;;  Periode 2.2 
+    ;; <transliteration id="younger-futhark-dr-2-2"
+    ;;               parent="younger-futhark-unicode">
+    ;;  <!-- _Danmarks runeindskrifter_ indicates (as best as I can
+    ;;       understand Danish) that the short-twig form is preferred
+    ;;       for this rune, as it apparently evolved from Elder Futhark
+    ;;       "ᚨ". Since Unicode treats the two runes as variants of the
+    ;;       same rune, I'm going to go with the one which looks correct
+    ;;       without installing special fonts.  This may be reconsidered! -->
+      ("ą" "ᚭ") ;;  earlier vowel 
+      ("&a;" "ᚭ") ;; adapted from rfc1345.mim   ("&a;" ?\ą)
+      ("o" "ᚭ") ;;  later vowel (Unicode)
+      ;;  Dotted runes 
+      ("y" "ᚤ")
+      ("g" "ᚵ")
+      ("e" "ᛂ")
+    ;; </transliteration>
+  )
+)
+
+(state
+  (init
+    (trans)))

elder-futhark.mim

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+(input-method t elder-futhark)
+
+(description
+ "Input method for runic writing.")
+
+(map
+  (trans
+    ;; Basic runic punctuation
+    ;; <transliteration id="runepunct">
+      (";" "᛫") ;;  Runic single dot 
+      (":" "᛬") ;;  Runic double dot 
+      ("+" "᛭") ;;  Runic cross 
+    ;; </transliteration>
+
+    ;;  The example tables from the Unicode standard 
+
+    ;; <transliteration id="elder-futhark-unicode" parent="runepunct">
+      ("f" "ᚠ")
+      ("u" "ᚢ")
+      ("þ" "ᚦ")
+      ("&th" "ᚦ") ;; adapted from rfc1345.mim   ("&th" ?\þ)
+      ("a" "ᚨ")
+      ("r" "ᚱ")
+      ("k" "ᚲ")
+      ("g" "ᚷ")
+      ("w" "ᚹ")
+
+      ("h" "ᚺ")
+      ("n" "ᚾ")
+      ("i" "ᛁ")
+      ("j" "ᛃ")
+      ("ï" "ᛇ") ;;  also "ei" 
+      ("&i:" "ᛇ") ;; adapted from rfc1345.mim   ("&i:" ?\ï)
+      ("p" "ᛈ")
+      ("z" "ᛉ") ;;  also "R" 
+      ("s" "ᛊ")
+
+      ("t" "ᛏ")
+      ("b" "ᛒ")
+      ("e" "ᛖ")
+      ("m" "ᛗ")
+      ("l" "ᛚ")
+      ("ŋ" "ᛜ")
+      ("&ng" "ᛜ") ;; adapted from rfc1345.mim   ("&ng" ?\ŋ)
+      ("d" "ᛞ")
+      ("o" "ᛟ")
+    ;; </transliteration>
+
+;;  Special keys: þ ð ï ŋ ȝ œ æ ø ą 
+;; adapted from rfc1345.mim   ("&th" ?\þ)
+;; adapted from rfc1345.mim   ("&d-" ?\ð)
+;; adapted from rfc1345.mim   ("&i:" ?\ï)
+;; adapted from rfc1345.mim   ("&ng" ?\ŋ)
+;; ("g" "ȝ") 
+;; adapted from rfc1345.mim   ("&oe" ?\œ)
+;; adapted from rfc1345.mim   ("&ae" ?\æ)
+;; adapted from rfc1345.mim   ("&o/" ?\ø)
+;; adapted from rfc1345.mim   ("&a;" ?\ą)
+  )
+)
+
+(state
+  (init
+    (trans)))

medieval-scandinavian-runes.mim

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+(input-method t medieval-scandinavian-runes)
+
+(description
+ "medieval scandinavian runes")
+
+(map
+  (trans
+    ;; <transliteration id="runepunct">
+      (";" "᛫") ;;  Runic single dot 
+      (":" "᛬") ;;  Runic double dot 
+      ("+" "᛭") ;;  Runic cross 
+    ;; </transliteration>
+
+    ;; <transliteration id="medieval-scandinavian-runes" parent="runepunct">
+;;      <!-- Based on Unicode code tables, allrunes TeX font documentation,
+;;           and _Danmarks runeindskrifter_.  This transliteration is the
+;;           trickiest of all the runic systems, because it had a very large
+;;           number of variants for many runes, and the transliterations
+;;           of several letters could be swapped.  It's probably best to
+;;           work from an original inscription (or scholarly documentation)
+;;           when typing in this system. -->
+      ("a" "ᛆ")
+      ("b" "ᛒ")
+      ;;  c, s & z often interchanged 
+      ("c" "ᛍ") 
+      ("d" "ᛑ")
+      ("e" "ᛂ")
+      ("f" "ᚠ")
+      ;;  According to DR, the two g runes can be reversed. 
+      ("g" "ᚵ")
+      ("G" "ᚶ") ;;  DR "special G-sound"
+      ("h" "ᚼ")
+      ("i" "ᛁ")
+      ("k" "ᚴ")
+      ("l" "ᛚ")
+      ("L" "ᛛ") ;;  DR "special L-sound" 
+      ("m" "ᛘ")
+      ("n" "ᚿ")
+      ("N" "ᛀ") ;;  DR "special N-sound" 
+      ;;  According to DR, "o" can also be written as ᚭ or the ø runes. 
+      ("o" "ᚮ")
+      ("p" "ᛔ")
+      ("q" "ᛩ") ;;  allrunes + Unicode 
+      ("r" "ᚱ")
+      ;;  c, s & z often interchanged 
+      ("s" "ᛋ")
+      ("S" "ᛌ") ;;  DR, elsewhere 
+      ("t" "ᛐ")
+      ("T" "ᛏ") ;;  DR 
+      ("þ" "ᚦ")
+      ("&th" "ᚦ")
+      ("ð" "ᚧ")
+      ("&d-" "ᚧ") ;; adapted from rfc1345.mim("&d-" ?\ð)
+      ("u" "ᚢ")
+      ("v" "ᚡ")
+      ("w" "ᚥ") ;;  allrunes + Unicode, ᚤ in DR 
+      ("x" "ᛪ") ;;  allrunes + DR 
+      ("y" "ᛦ") ;;  allrunes + DR  
+;;      <!-- allrunes also includes ᚣ as a variant of ᚤ, but Unicode treats
+;;           this solely as Anglo-Saxon Yr rune, which is historically
+;;           unrelated, and therefore unsuitable for graphically-based
+;;           substitution. -->
+      ("Y" "ᚤ") ;;  DR and allrunes 
+      ;;  c, s & z often interchanged  
+      ("z" "ᛎ") ;;  allrunes + Unicode 
+      ("æ" "ᛅ") ;;  allrunes + Unicode + DR 
+      ("&ae" "ᛅ") ;; adapted from rfc1345 ("&ae" ?\æ)
+      ;;  According to DR, "ø" can also be written as ᚬ. 
+      ("ø" "ᚯ") ;;  allrunes + Unicode œ + DR main variant 
+      ("&o/" "ᚯ") ;; adapted from rfc1345.mim ("&o/" ?\ø)
+
+      ;;  "Golden number runes" used on calendars 
+      ("17" "ᛮ")
+      ("18" "ᛯ")
+      ("19" "ᛰ")
+    ;; </transliteration>
+  )
+)
+
+(state
+  (init
+    (trans)))

younger-futhark.mim

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+(input-method t younger-futhark)
+
+(description
+ "younger-futhark runes ; capital case for short twig")
+
+(map
+  (trans
+    ;; Basic runic punctuation
+    ;; <transliteration id="runepunct">
+      (";" "᛫") ;;  Runic single dot 
+      (":" "᛬") ;;  Runic double dot 
+      ("+" "᛭") ;;  Runic cross 
+    ;; </transliteration>
+
+    ;;  The example tables from the Unicode standard 
+
+    ;; <transliteration id="younger-futhark-unicode" parent="runepunct">
+      ("f" "ᚠ")
+      ("u" "ᚢ")
+      ;;("þ" "ᚦ") 
+      ("&th" "ᚦ") ;; adapted from rfc1345.mim   ("&th" ?\þ)
+      ;;("ą" "ᚬ") ;;  earlier vowel 
+      ("&a;" "ᚬ") ;; adapted from rfc1345.mim   ("&a;" ?\ą)
+      ("o" "ᚬ") ;;  later vowel (Unicode)
+      ("r" "ᚱ")
+      ("k" "ᚴ")
+
+      ("h" "ᚼ")
+      ("n" "ᚾ")
+      ("i" "ᛁ")
+      ("a" "ᛅ")
+      ("s" "ᛋ")
+
+      ("t" "ᛏ")
+      ("b" "ᛒ")
+      ("m" "ᛘ")
+      ("l" "ᛚ")
+      ("y" "ᛦ") ;; ("R" "ᛦ") ;;  Later transcribed as "y" 
+    ;; </transliteration>
+
+    ;; <transliteration id="younger-futhark-short-twig-unicode"
+    ;;                 parent="younger-futhark-unicode">
+      ;;("ą" "ᚭ") ;;  earlier vowel 
+      ("&A;" "ᚭ") ;;  earlier vowel 
+      ("O" "ᚭ") ;;  later vowel (Unicode)
+
+      ("H" "ᚽ")
+      ("N" "ᚿ")
+      ("A" "ᛆ")
+      ("S" "ᛌ")
+
+      ("T" "ᛐ")
+      ("B" "ᛓ")
+      ("M" "ᛙ")
+      ("Y" "ᛧ") ;; ("R" "ᛧ") ;;  Should this always be "y"? 
+    ;; </transliteration>
+
+;;  Special keys: þ ð ï ŋ ȝ œ æ ø ą 
+;; adapted from rfc1345.mim   ("&th" ?\þ)
+;; adapted from rfc1345.mim   ("&d-" ?\ð)
+;; adapted from rfc1345.mim   ("&i:" ?\ï)
+;; adapted from rfc1345.mim   ("&ng" ?\ŋ)
+;; ("g" "ȝ") 
+;; adapted from rfc1345.mim   ("&oe" ?\œ)
+;; adapted from rfc1345.mim   ("&ae" ?\æ)
+;; adapted from rfc1345.mim   ("&o/" ?\ø)
+;; adapted from rfc1345.mim   ("&a;" ?\ą)
+  )
+)
+
+(state
+  (init
+    (trans)))
+
+