Runes
Runes
Runes
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: 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: Algiz/Elhaz. Phoneme: Z. Meaning: Protection, protection from enemies, defense of that which
one loves.
Name: Tiwaz, the god Tiwaz. Phoneme: T. Meaning: Tyrus, victory, honor.
Name: Ehwaz, horse. Phoneme: E (long and/or short). Meaning: Horse, trust, faith, companionship.
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.