Gebo and gift both start with G, the letter this rune represents. The X reminds me of the criss-cross over the top of a round loaf of bread, or ribbons on a present. This rune has connotations of hospitality and relationship. It looks like the letter C, and represents C or K. Imagine a flashlight on the left of it, and it looks like a drawn image of light shining forth. It represents illumination and knowledge. It looks like an R, and represents the letter R. Raido – means riding and this rune has to do with travel. I think “A for answers”, to remember its meaning. This rune almost looks like the letter A (if you were to extend some of the lines), and it represents the letter A. It represents communication, which is Odin’s domain. It looks like a thorn and represents the sound “th”.Īnsuz – means ás (a god), in particular Odin. It’s also an upside down U, and this rune represents the letter U. I thought that the shape of this rune looked like what I imagined the profile of a ox’s body would look like broad in the shoulders but tapering down at the hind quarters. Uruz – means auroch, a wild European ox that is now extinct. This rune looks like an F, and represents the letter F. Two lines jutting out from the vertical line remind me of cow horns. Here are some associations I used for initial memorization of a very basic meaning and other information for each rune:įehu – means cattle and cattle equates to moveable wealth. I started by associating the shape of each rune with it’s meaning. Turns out, I was much more successful than I thought I would be. I didn’t have much faith that I would be able to memorize all the symbols, names and basic meanings, but I figured I’d better try. ![]() Casting the omen at ritual was one of those things I couldn’t really get out of I’m the organizer of our small ADF Protogrove, and any ritual parts that no one wanted to take, I ended up doing. And actually main motivator in doing so was to be able to give the omen at rituals without having to fumble with a “cheat sheet” of rune meanings. That’s probably why I procrastinated so long on learning the runes. The ability to memorize things is definitely not one of my strong points. Learning the names, meanings, and other association of the elder futhark runes can be a very daunting task.
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