diff --git a/funcs.el b/funcs.el
index 0a48345..9e041bf 100644
--- a/funcs.el
+++ b/funcs.el
@@ -225,38 +225,41 @@ export"
                                              ("ó" . "v")
                                              ("ń" . "\\\\ndot")))
 
-(setq conlanging//eittlanda-latin-to-runes '((", *" . "⁝")
-                                             ("\\. *" . "⁝")
-                                             (" +" . "᛬")
-                                             (":" . "᛬")
-                                             ("hv" . "ᛪ")
-                                             ("i" . "ᛁ")
-                                             ("y" . "ᛦ")
-                                             ("u" . "ᚢ")
-                                             ("e" . "ᛂ")
-                                             ("ø" . "ᚯ")
-                                             ("o" . "ᚮ")
-                                             ("œ" . "ᚰ")
-                                             ("ó" . "ᚤ")
-                                             ("æ" . "ᛅ")
-                                             ("a" . "ᛆ")
-                                             ("m" . "ᛘ")
-                                             ("n" . "ᚾ")
-                                             ("ń" . "ᛀ")
-                                             ("p" . "ᛔ")
-                                             ("b" . "ᛒ")
-                                             ("t" . "ᛐ")
-                                             ("d" . "ᛑ")
-                                             ("k" . "ᚴ")
-                                             ("g" . "ᚵ")
-                                             ("f" . "ᚠ")
-                                             ("þ" . "ᚦ")
-                                             ("ð" . "ᚧ")
-                                             ("s" . "ᛋ")
-                                             ("h" . "ᚼ")
-                                             ("v" . "ᚥ")
-                                             ("r" . "ᚱ")
-                                             ("l" . "ᛚ")))
+(defvar conlanging//eittlanda-latin-to-runes '((", *" . "⁝")
+                                               ("\\. *" . "⁝")
+                                               (" +" . "᛬")
+                                               (":" . "᛬")
+                                               ("hv" . "ᛪ")
+                                               ("i" . "ᛁ")
+                                               ("y" . "ᛦ")
+                                               ("u" . "ᚢ")
+                                               ("e" . "ᛂ")
+                                               ("ø" . "ᚯ")
+                                               ("o" . "ᚮ")
+                                               ("œ" . "ᚰ")
+                                               ("ó" . "ᚤ")
+                                               ("æ" . "ᛅ")
+                                               ("a" . "ᛆ")
+                                               ("m" . "ᛘ")
+                                               ("n" . "ᚾ")
+                                               ("ń" . "ᛀ")
+                                               ("p" . "ᛔ")
+                                               ("b" . "ᛒ")
+                                               ("t" . "ᛐ")
+                                               ("d" . "ᛑ")
+                                               ("k" . "ᚴ")
+                                               ("g" . "ᚵ")
+                                               ("f" . "ᚠ")
+                                               ("þ" . "ᚦ")
+                                               ("ð" . "ᚧ")
+                                               ("s" . "ᛋ")
+                                               ("h" . "ᚼ")
+                                               ("v" . "ᚥ")
+                                               ("r" . "ᚱ")
+                                               ("l" . "ᛚ"))
+  "Equivalence between the Eittlandic orthography in the Latin
+ script and the Runic script. The first element of a pair is the
+ Latin script orthography, the second is the Runic equivalent.")
 
 (defun conlanging/eittlanda-to-runes ()
   "Replaces transliterated Eittlandic with its runic writing system"