Rune Meanings
The twenty-four runes of the Elder Futhark, the oldest runic row, carved from about the second century to the eighth. Each has its meaning in a reading, reversed and in magic, its verses from the medieval rune poems, and its forms in the later Anglo-Saxon and Younger rows.
To cast them, open the Runes tool; to learn where they come from, start with The Elder Futhark Runes.
Freyr's aett
- FehuCattleWealth, earned resources, the flow of value.
- UruzAurochsRaw strength, health, endurance.
- ThurisazThorn / giantDefence, conflict, a sharp catalyst.
- AnsuzA god (Odin)Speech, wisdom, inspiration, messages.
- RaidhoRidingJourney, rhythm, right action.
- KenazTorchInsight, craft, illumination.
- GeboGiftExchange, partnership, generosity.
- WunjoJoyHarmony, fellowship, contentment.
Hagal's aett
- HagalazHailDisruption from outside, necessary upheaval.
- NaudhizNeedConstraint, hardship that teaches.
- IsaIceStillness, pause, concentration.
- JeraYear / harvestCycles, patience, reward for effort.
- EihwazYewEndurance, the axis between life and death.
- PerthroLot-cupMystery, chance, the hidden.
- AlgizElk-sedgeProtection, higher guidance.
- SowiloSunSuccess, vitality, victory.
Tyr's aett
- TiwazThe god TyrJustice, sacrifice, honour.
- BerkanoBirchBirth, growth, nurture.
- EhwazHorseTrust, partnership, movement.
- MannazHumanSelf, community, the human condition.
- LaguzWaterEmotion, intuition, flow.
- IngwazThe god IngGestation, inner growth, completion.
- DagazDayBreakthrough, awakening.
- OthalaAncestral landHeritage, home, inheritance.