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THE MEANINGS OF THE RUNES

Name: Fehu, cattle. Phoneme: F. Meaning: Property, wealth.

Name: Uruz, aurochs. Phoneme: U (long and/or short). Meaning: Strong, strength of will.

Name: Thurisaz, Giant. Phoneme: Th (both soft and hard). Meaning: Disfavor, danger, suffering.

Name: Ansuz, an Aesir god. Phoneme: A (long and/or short). Meaning: God, prosperity, vitality.

Name: Raidho, journey on horseback. Phoneme: R. Meaning: Way, movement, work, growth.

Name: Kenaz/Kaunan, ulcer. Phoneme: C, K, Q. Meaning: Torch, mortality, pain.

Name: Gebo, gift. Phoneme: G. Meaning: Gift, generosity.

Name: Wunjo, joy. Phoneme: V, W. Meaning: Luck, joy, ecstasy.

Name:Hagalaz, hail. Phoneme: H. Meaning: Hail, destruction, chaos.

Name: Naudhiz, need. Phoneme: N. Meaning: Lack, need, unfulfilled desire.

Name: Isa/Isaz, ice. Phoneme: I (long and/or short). Meaning: Ice, unknown (the rune poems are
ambiguous and contradictory).

Name: Jera, year. Phoneme: Germanic J, modern English Y. Meaning: Year, harvest, reward.

Name: Eihwaz, yew. Phoneme: Y. Meaning: Yew, strength, stability.

Name: Perthro. Phoneme: P. Meaning: Pregnancy, unknown.

Name: Algiz/Elhaz. Phoneme: Z. Meaning: Protection, protection from enemies, defense of that which
one loves.

Name: Sowilo, sun. Phoneme: S. Meaning: Sun, success, solace.

Name: Tiwaz, the god Tiwaz. Phoneme: T. Meaning: Tyrus, victory, honor.

Name: Berkano/Berkanan, birch. Phoneme: B. Meaning: Birch, fertility, growth, sustenance.

Name: Ehwaz, horse. Phoneme: E (long and/or short). Meaning: Horse, trust, faith, companionship.

Name: Mannaz, man. Phoneme: M. Meaning: Human, augmentation, support.

Name: Laguz. Phoneme: L. Meaning: water, formlessness, chaos, potentiality, the unknown.

Name: Inguz/Ingwaz, the god Ingwaz. Phoneme: Ng. Meaning: Frey, fertilization, the beginning of
something, the actualization of potential.

Name: Othala/Othalan, inheritance. Phoneme: O (long and/or short). Meaning: Heritage,


inheritance, tradition, nobility.

Name: Dagaz, day. Phoneme: D. Meaning: Day, hope, happiness.


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