RUNIC MEANINGS

The rune's name: Hagall
The Meaning: Through the destruction of the enemy, overall peace is achieved

The rune's name: Fehu
The Meaning: Cattle, livestock, riches, landed property, movable property.
The sound: F
The Germanic name: Fe (Fehu)
The Norse name: Fé
The Anglo Saxon name: Feo, Feoh
The Icelandic name: Fé
The Norwegian name: Fe

Cattle represented prosperity in ancient times,  Feoh represents the enquirers position, funds, wealth, status and career, as well as material and emotional security and fulfilment of all kinds. This rune rules pregnancy, fertility and growth. The enquirer can use this rune to enhance his or her reputation or to bring fame. Also represents Money, prosperity and power. This rune stands for creative power, fertility and prosperity.

The rune's name: Uruz
The Meaning: Primitive ox, wild ox
The sound: U
The Germanic name: Uraz (Uruz)
The Norse name: Úr
The Anglo Saxon name: Ur
The Icelandic name: Úr

For physical strength, masculinity, the active principle, the physical and material plane. This rune offers opportunities for the enquirer to better themselves, and possibly also a financial improvement, but always with the expenditure of energy or strength. It also promotes the acquiring and use of physical skill, or the training of such in others. This is also the rune of physical strength, vitality, wisdom and healing.

The rune's name: Thurisaz
The Meaning: Thorn, Giant, Troll
The sound: Þ, Th
The Germanic name: Thyth (Thurisaz)
The Norse name: Þurs
The Anglo Saxon name: (Thorn)
The Icelandic name: Þurs
The Norwegian name: Thurs

This rune is sacred to Thor, the Nordic thunder God, and brings protection in all of its forms, every psychic protection. It can be used to give an enquirer the strength to stand up for themselves when necessary. Don't use this rune if you want anything to happen quickly, as it is better attuned to things that take their course. Also the rune of self defence, applied power, warding of negative influences and awakening willpower.

The rune's name: Ansuz
The Meaning: God, Asa god, divinity
The sound: A
The Germanic name: Aza (Ansuz)
The Norse name: Óss, Áss
The Anglo Saxon name: Aesc, (Os, Ac)
The Icelandic name: Óss, Áss

The Norwegian name: As This rune is sacred to Odin, the chief god of magick, and represents authority, superiors, elders and ancestors, parents and all that can be inherited from them. This rune brings spiritual progress and guidance from above. It is especially useful for conjuring up sensitivity and inspiration and for anything that requires communication in all of its forms. Odin is also the God of storms, so protection from these is possible with this rune. Also the rune of communication with the spirit, ecstasy and inspiration.

The rune's name: Raidho
The Meaning: Riding, Travel
The sound: R
The Germanic name: Reda (Raidho)
The Norse name: Reið, Reiðr
The Anglo Saxon name: Rad (Radh)
The Icelandic name: Reið
The Norwegian name: Reid, Reidr BR>

This rune represents journeys, movement, transport, as well as learning and imagination, change, movement in the enquirers affairs or the ability to control matters more successfully. Also the rune for justice, ceremony and magick, awakens the inner voice and tunes us to earth rhythms. 

The rune's name: Kenaz
The Meaning: Boil, carbuncle
The sound: K (C)
The Germanic name: Chozma (Kenaz)
The Norse name: Kaun
The Anglo Saxon name: Cen, Ken
The Icelandic name: Kaun
The Norwegian name: Kaun

This rune brings warmth and light, mental illumination and creativity, luck in celebrations and also in love, especially for a woman, plus success, status and good health. This rune also means creativity, sexual energy and transformation. Brings strength, healing and awakens passions, opens the door to sexual intimacy and artistic inspiration.

The rune's name: Gebo
The Meaning: Gift
The sound: G
The Germanic name: Geuua (Gebo)
The Norse name: Gipt, Giöf
The Anglo Saxon name: Geofu (Gyfu)
The Icelandic name: Gjöf
The Norwegian name: Giof

This rune could bring a gift, a contract or an opportunity, and it can allow the enquirer to make the most of his or her talents. It brings happiness and success in all kinds of partnerships, but there is always an element of give and take, because the runes rarely give anything for nothing. Also the rune of partnership, sex and giving. Helps in achieving harmony in any kind of relationship, particularly intimate ones, brings unity and connections with others.

It is made up from the Sig Rune and the Is (ice) Rune, and is therefore a combined Rune. The Is Rune is the North-South line of the year and symbolises the life, or, in human terms, the personality. The Gibor Rune therefore stands for the winning strength of the personality.

The rune's name: Wunjo
The Numerology number: 7
The Meaning: Good fortune, Delight
The sound: W
The Germanic name: Uuinne (Wunjo)
The Norse name: Vend
The Anglo Saxon name: Wynn
The Icelandic name: Vin
The Norwegian name: Wynn

This rune is associated with a mixed bag of ideas, including joy and happiness on an emotional level, as well as journeys over, or close to, water or visitors from overseas. Artistic and spiritual awakenings, gain, luck and success due to inspiration or creativity are also indicated. Sometimes this rune brings a fair-haired man, and sometimes it means that a wish will be granted. Also known as the rune of joy and well-being, strengthens bonds between people and banishes feelings of alienation.

The rune's name: Hagalaz
The Meaning: Hail
The sound: H
The Germanic name: Haal (Hagalaz)
The Norse name: Hagall
The Anglo Saxon name: Hagall (Haegl)
The Icelandic name: Hagall
The Norwegian name: Hagall, Hagl

Nobody in their right mind would use this rune for magick, as it is associated with the destructive force of a hailstorm and brings an unpleasant bolt from the blue. Even good events can turn the enquirer's world upside down, but this may be useful for an enquirer who needs his or her life shaken up. Also associated with protection and banishment, and also to dispel negative influences, and brings balance.

The rune's name: Nauthiz
The Meaning: Suffer want, crowd, bondage, slavery
The sound: N
The Germanic name: Noicz (Nauthiz)
The Norse name: Nauð, Nauðr
The Anglo Saxon name: Nied (Nyd)
The Icelandic name: Nauð
The Norwegian name: Naudr, Naud

This rune brings whatever is necessary for survival or self-preservation. If the enquirer is short of the basic necessities or in need of a job, this is a good rune to choose. Also associated with deliverance from need or stress, dispels hate and anger, and to attract a lover.

The rune's name: Isa
The Meaning: Ice
The sound: I
The Germanic name: Icz (Isa)
The Norse name: Íss
The Anglo Saxon name: Is
The Icelandic name: Íss
The Norwegian name: Is

Like Hagal, this is another rune that nobody would choose as it freezes everything, including ones finances. About the only use that it might have is to induce patience or perhaps to preserve the status quo. This ice rune stands for the ego and controlling the will. Helps aid concentration and controls negative influences.

The rune's name: Jera
The Meaning: Year, harvest, produce, crop, good year
The sound: J (Y)
The Germanic name: Gaar (Jera)
The Norse name: Ár
The Anglo Saxon name: ger (Jara)
The Icelandic name: Ár
The Norwegian name: Jara, Ar

This is a good rune to choose if the enquirer wants to end a cycle and clear the decks. It helps with such things as being able to clear debts or get rid of unwanted baggage and is also associated with rewards for previous work. Also represents awards, manifestations, creativity and fertility. Also helps to achieve peace, harmony and enlightenment. 

The rune's name: Eihwaz
The Meaning: Tree, Yew
The sound: Ë
The Germanic name: Ezck (Eihwaz)
The Anglo Saxon name: Yr (Eoh)
The Norwegian name: (Eo)

The first idea here is to use this rune for an enquirer who needs to take a flexible approach to life, to become more adaptable or to turn an inconvenient situation to an advantage. The second is to wish for long life. Also know for protection and endurance, protects against hostile forces and people.

The rune's name: Uncertain, but might be Perthro
The Meaning: Uncertain, but might be Stone, Rock
The sound: P
The Germanic name: Pertra (Perthro)
The Anglo Saxon name: Peordh (Pertra)
The Icelandic name: (Perð), (Plástur)
The Norwegian name: (Pertra)

This rune is useful for those who seek knowledge or education or want to increase or improve their psychic powers. It is also a 'lucky break' rune.  Also helps aid in divination and games of chance.

The rune's name: Algiz
The Meaning: Elk
The sound: Z (-R)
The Germanic name: Algis, Algiz or Elhaz
The Anglo Saxon name: Eolh
The Norwegian name: Elgr

The Algiz-rune, the Elk-rune, should only be used when the sound of "r" is the last rune in a word. When you see runic inscriptions written with Latin letters, the Algiz-rune is written as a capitalized "R".

This rune with it's lifted arms, shows the birth of a living creature. It brings artistry, creativity, poetry, literacy and success in crafts and hobbies. It may also mean joining a club or group that has a special vocabulary. It can protect or defend against danger. Also associated with protection, defence and connection to the God, connections to guardian spirits and strengthens luck in all matters.

The rune's name: Yr
The Meaning: Its arms pointing downwards indicate the death of a creature.

The Man Rune and Yr Rune are taken from the spokes of the Year Wheel.

The rune's name: Sowilo
The Meaning: Sun, the power of sun
The sound: S
The Germanic name: Sugil (Sowilo)
The Norse name: Sól
The Anglo Saxon name: Sigel
The Icelandic name: Sól
The Norwegian name: Sol
Old Danish: sulu
Old German: sil, sulhil, sigo

Hitler used this rune for the Nazi SS because he knew it as a symbol of success, relating to  victorious Sun and promises the winning strength. The two Sig Runes on the flag of the SS express the old saying of Sig und Sal, which is the redemption which lies in the victory of the Sun. It to brings optimism, success and victory in undertakings or in sport. It also augers well for fame and the recognition of talent. Also helps to attract positive, successful vibrations.

The rune's name: Tiwaz
The Meaning: Warrior, The god Tyr
The sound: T
The Germanic name: Tys (Tiwaz)
The Norse name: Týr
The Anglo Saxon name: Tir, Tiw
The Icelandic name: Týr
The Norwegian name: Ty

This rune represents the Germanic God of War and represents justice, the ability to stand up for oneself and even go on the attack when necessary. It can be used to bring a love affair into being, but this would be the hot kind, filled with passion, but also aggressive arguments. Also helps to develop self-reliance, self-control and sobriety, also in conquering fear and doubt.

The rune's name: Berkano
The Meaning: Birch, twigs of birch
The sound: B
The Germanic name: Bercna (Berkano)
The Norse name: Bjarkan
The Anglo Saxon name: Beroc
The Icelandic name: Bjarkan
The Norwegian name: Bjarkan

A fresh start, new beginnings, expansion, awakening, growth and fertility. This is a great rune for joy in the family, as well as weddings and other celebrations. Also associated with birth, fertility and motherhood. Helps to bring in nurturing, positive creative energy, beatifies and regenerates. Aids in conception, pregnancy and childbirth

The rune's name: Ehwaz
The Meaning: Horse
The sound: Ë
The Norse name: Ehol, Ior
The Germanic name: Eys (Ehwaz)
The Anglo Saxon name: Eoh
The Icelandic name: Eykur
The Norwegian name: Eh, Eol

 This rune concerns travel and transport and also the media for putting across ideas to others. It implies the trust that a horse and rider share, and thus trustworthy partnership activities of all kinds. Enhances trust, loyalty and marriage, brings prophetic wisdom and swiftness to earthy affairs.

The rune's name: Mannaz
The Meaning: Man, husband, human being
The sound: M
The Germanic name: Manna (Mannaz)
The Norse name: Maðr
The Anglo Saxon name: Mann
The Icelandic name: Maður
The Norwegian name: Madr

This rune represents a male figure, an authority figure or a professional man. If the enquirer needs the help of a professional or an expert, this rune will bring the right person along. It also represents oaths and agreements. Also promotes intelligence, memory and unlocks the 'third eye'. Good for test taking, studying or interviews.

The rune's name: Laguz
The Meaning: Water
The sound: L
The Germanic name: Laaz (Laguz)
The Norse name: Lögr
The Anglo Saxon name: Lagu
The Icelandic name: Lögur
The Norwegian name: Laukr

This feminine rune is connected to the moon Goddess. It aids change and helps the enquirer who is going into unknown territory or is about to do something that is new to him or her. It is particularly associated with women's health, fertility and childbirth. Promotes growth, vitality and flow. Opens up emotions and helps clear out negativity and enhances psychic awareness.

The rune's name: Ingwaz
The Meaning: Phallus, name of a God
The sound: NG
The Norse name: Ing, Ingvarr
The Germanic name: Enguz (Ingwaz)
The Anglo Saxon name: Ing
The Icelandic name: Ing
The Norwegian name: Ing

Ing, or Yngvi (an "other name of Frey") is a god of fertility and conquering. Ironically, in the Norse

tradition it was often the women who conducted rites involving sexuality. Ing is related to the

old Nerthus-cult which dealt with the mystery of fecundity and birth.

This rune has a great deal to do with keeping, breeding and maintaining cattle, which makes it, along with the fist rune, Feoh, of particular interest to farmers. However, it brings fertility, production, material results and fruition in other fields as well. It can even be associated with the state of the Earth itself. Use this rune for the completion of projects or dealing with something on a long-term basis and for problem solving. This feminine rune can be used for sexual matters, female problems and children. Promotes fertility. It is still used in today's German language as a suffix to hundreds of words. The Rune shows two life carriers linked up and is therefore used at weddings.

The rune's name: Othala
The Meaning: Allodium, Land-holding, Inheritance
The sound: O
The Germanic name: Utal (Othala)
The Norse name: Oðal
The Anglo Saxon name: Otael (Ethel)
The Icelandic name: Óðal
The Norwegian name: Odal

This rune concerns benefit through property, gifts, help from older relatives, legacies, heirlooms, objects that have been left to the enquirer, as well as documents, wills, legal and financial matters. It also denotes inherited talents and family lore. Also brings sacred protection to the home, helps to promote wealth and prosperity. It is the Germanic word for inheritance and kinship. It stands for everything that we connect with the Homeland, the family estate, the family farm, the soil, and so on.

The rune's name: Dagaz
The Meaning: Day
The sound: D
The Germanic name: Daaz (Dagaz)
The Norse name: Dagr
The Anglo Saxon name: Daeg
The Icelandic name: Dagur
The Norwegian name: Dagr

This rune is associated with success in studies and examinations, as well as changes for the better and success generally. It also signifies anything that is not secret and can be discussed or performed out in the open. Also brings clarity and inspiration from within and above, clears, balances and brightens.