Runes

Frey’s Aett
FEHU
Meaning: Cattle, wealth
Interpretation: Prosperity, value, status, power,
creative force
Letter sound: F
Inverted meaning: Financial worries; losing value.
URUZ
Meaning: Aurochs
Interpretation: Strength, courage, resilience,
challenges, health, healing
Letter sound: U
Inverted meaning: Being too domineering; abuse of power.
THURISAZ
Meaning: Giant
Interpretation: Defense, attack, chaos, protection,
resistance
Letter sound: Th
Inverted meaning: Irritation rather than upheaval.
ANSUZ
Meaning: Ancestor/god
Interpretation: Inspiration, communication, divine intelligence
Letter sound: A
Inverted meaning: Miscommunication.
RAIDO
Meaning: Ride
Interpretation: Journeys, travel, progress, spiritual
path
Letter sound: R
Inverted meaning: Procrastination or panic.
KAUNAZ (KANO)
Meaning: Torch
Interpretation: Inner wisdom, guidance, knowledge,
light
Letter sound: K or hard C
Element: Fire
Inverted meaning: Disinterest; ignorance.
GEBO
Meaning: Gift
Interpretation: Gifts, generosity, balance, reciprocity
Letter sound: G
Inverted meaning: None.
WUNJO
Meaning: Joy
Interpretation: Fulfillment of wishes, blessings,
security
Letter sound: W
Inverted meaning: Feeling disconnected.
Hagalaz’s Aett

HAGALAZ
Meaning: Hail
Interpretation: Loss or hardship before gain;
transformation
Letter sound: H
Element: Ice
Inverted meaning: None.

NAUTHIZ
Meaning: Need
Interpretation: Restriction and desire
Letter sound: N
Element: Fire
Inverted meaning: None.

ISA
Meaning: Ice
Interpretation: Blocks, delay, self-preservation
Letter sound: I (pronounced ee, as in even)
Element: Ice
Inverted meaning: None.
JERA
Meaning: Year, harvest
Interpretation: Time, karma, growth, profit
Letter sound: J or Y
Inverted meaning: None.
EIHWAZ (EIWAZ, EITHWAZ)
Meaning: Yew tree
Interpretation: Life cycles, endings, necessary defense
Letter sound: Ei (ay sound)
Inverted meaning: None.
PERTHO (PERTHRO, PERTH)
Meaning: Dice cup
Interpretation: Mysteries, the unknown
Letter sound: P
Inverted meaning: Feeling disempowered or needlessly anxious.
Inverted meaning: None.
ALGIZ
Meaning: Elk, elk sedge
Interpretation: Growth, protection,
spiritual connection, higher self
Letter sound: Z
Inverted meaning: Extreme defensiveness; being too quick to judge or
react.

SOWELO (SOWELA, SOWILO)

Meaning: Sun
Interpretation: Success, expansion, power
Letter sound: S
Element: Fire
Inverted meaning: None.
Tyr’s Aett

TIWAZ (TEIWAZ)
Meaning: Star; the god Tyr
Interpretation: Bravery, tests, justice,
victory, guidance
Letter sound: T
Inverted meaning: Giving up too soon.

BERKANA
Meaning: Birch
Interpretation: Beginnings, birth, fertility,
growth, creativity, outcomes
Letter sound: B
Inverted meaning: Stuckness, lack of growth, creative blocks.

EHWAZ
Meaning: Horse
Interpretation: Travel, flexibility, cooperation, trust,
friendship
Letter sound: E (short e as in get)
Inverted meaning: Misplaced trust.

MANNAZ
Meaning: Mankind
Interpretation: Assessment, decisions, community
Letter sound: M
Inverted meaning: Narrow-mindedness; hastiness.

LAGUZ
Meaning: Water
Interpretation: Intuition, higher realms, clairvoyance,
emotions, collective unconscious
Letter sound: L
Element: Water
Inverted meaning: Narrow-mindedness; hastiness.

LAGUZ
Meaning: Water
Interpretation: Intuition, higher realms, clairvoyance,
emotions, collective unconscious
Letter sound: L
Element: Water
Inverted meaning: Procrastination; self-doubt.

INGUZ (INGWAZ)
Meaning: The god Ing (Yngvi)
Interpretation: Protection, fertility, development
Letter sound: Ng (as in sing)
Inverted meaning: None.

OTHILA (OTHALA)
Meaning: Homestead, land
Interpretation: Generations, ancestors,
home and family, comfort, stability
Letter sound: O
Inverted meaning: Being stuck in the past; insecurity.

DAGAZ
Meaning: Day
Interpretation: A new start, optimism, realizations
Letter sound: D
Element: Fire
Inverted meaning: None.