Rune Alphabet

Eihwaz

Eihwaz

Eiwaz or Eihaz is the reconstructed Proto-Germanic name of the rune ᛇ, which comes from a word for "yew". Two variants of the word are reconstructed for Proto-Germanic: īhaz (*ē2haz,...

Eihwaz

Eiwaz or Eihaz is the reconstructed Proto-Germanic name of the rune ᛇ, which comes from a word for "yew". Two variants of the word are reconstructed for Proto-Germanic: īhaz (*ē2haz,...

Jera

Jera

Jera (also Jeran, Jeraz) is the conventional name of the j-rune ᛃ in the Elder Futhark, derived from a reconstructed Proto-Germanic root *jēra-, meaning "harvest, (good) year." The corresponding letter...

Jera

Jera (also Jeran, Jeraz) is the conventional name of the j-rune ᛃ in the Elder Futhark, derived from a reconstructed Proto-Germanic root *jēra-, meaning "harvest, (good) year." The corresponding letter...

Isa

Isa

Isaz is the reconstructed Proto-Germanic name for the i-rune ᛁ, which means "ice." In the Younger Futhark, it is called íss in Old Norse. In the Anglo-Saxon futhorc, it is...

Isa

Isaz is the reconstructed Proto-Germanic name for the i-rune ᛁ, which means "ice." In the Younger Futhark, it is called íss in Old Norse. In the Anglo-Saxon futhorc, it is...

Naudiz

Naudiz

Naudiz is the reconstructed Proto-Germanic name for the n-rune ᚾ, which means "need, distress." In the Anglo-Saxon futhorc, it is continued as ᚾ nyd, in the Younger Futhark as ᚾ,...

Naudiz

Naudiz is the reconstructed Proto-Germanic name for the n-rune ᚾ, which means "need, distress." In the Anglo-Saxon futhorc, it is continued as ᚾ nyd, in the Younger Futhark as ᚾ,...

Wunjo

Wunjo

Wunjo embodies the feeling of joy, belonging, and well-being that comes from the people you consider your relatives. It can be found in a welcoming embrace, in the shared memories...

Wunjo

Wunjo embodies the feeling of joy, belonging, and well-being that comes from the people you consider your relatives. It can be found in a welcoming embrace, in the shared memories...

Gebo

Gebo

Gyfu is the name for the g-rune ᚷ in the Anglo-Saxon rune poem and means "gift" or "generosity": ᚷ Gyfu gumena byþ gleng and herenys,ƿraþu und ƿyrþscype und ƿræcna gehƿamar...

Gebo

Gyfu is the name for the g-rune ᚷ in the Anglo-Saxon rune poem and means "gift" or "generosity": ᚷ Gyfu gumena byþ gleng and herenys,ƿraþu und ƿyrþscype und ƿræcna gehƿamar...