Fiszki: Elder Futhark Runes | Quizlet

Meaning: Cattle

While upright, this rune means wealth and abundance, new beginnings, success with finances or social status, and creative momentum.

While merkstave, this rune means failure, greed, loss of wealth, endings, or hoarding.

Fehu (fay-hoo)

Meaning: Aurochs

While upright, this rune typically means strength, courage, healing, healthy boundaries, being anchored, or vitality.

While merkstave, this rune means weakness, abuse of power, ignorance, insensitivity, or brutality.

Uruz (oo-rooz)

Meaning: Giant

While upright, this rune means protection, reactive force, constructive conflict, or chaos.

While merkstave, this rune means danger, irrationality, defenselessness, betrayal, or explosive, aimless violence.

Thurisaz (thor-ee-saz)

Meaning: Ancestor, God

While upright, this rune means communication, purification, cleansing, divine inspiration, intellect, blessings, or omens.

While merkstave, this rune signifies misunderstanding, miscommunication, insincerity, and bad advice or manipulation.

Ansuz (ann-suhz)

Meaning: Ride, Wagon

While upright, this rune means growth, travel, seeing a larger picture, perspective, or justice.

While merkstave, this rune means crisis, stasis, irrationality, hypocrisy, or injustice.

Raido (ride-oh)

Meaning: Torch

While upright, this rune means transformation, inner guidance, knowledge, light, creativity, or new abilities.

While merkstave, this rune means delays, failure, arrogance, ignorance, or lack of creativity.

Kenaz (ke-naz)

Meaning: Gift

While upright, this rune means generosity, an exchange of gifts, honor, or balance.

While merkstave, this rune means greed, dependence, loneliness, dishonesty, or unnecessary sacrifice.

Gebo (geh-boo)

Meaning: Joy

While upright, this rune means joy, blessings, success, security, prosperity, and potential for new friendships.

While merkstave, this rune means warning, proceed with caution, blindness to danger, deception, or betrayal.

Wunjo (won-joe)

Meaning: Hail

While upright, this rune means transformation, awakenings, changes, inner harmony, or chaos.

While merkstave, this rune means catastrophe, loss of control and power, stagnation, and disappointment.

Hagalaz (hag-all-az)

Meaning: Need

While upright, this rune means necessity and desire, innovation, personal development, or life lessons.

While merkstave, this means distress, guilt, worry, cowardice, or unfulfilled needs.

Nauthiz (not-this)

Meaning: Ice

While upright, this rune means self-control, reflection, focus, or release.

While merkstave, this rune means self-centeredness, blindness, egotism, lack of change, or lack of progress.

Isa (ee-sa)

Meaning: Year

While upright, this rune means accomplishment, receiving rewards, profit, peace, or good timing.

While merkstave, this rune means repetition, conflict, poverty, regression, or bad timing.

Jera (yehr-a)

Meaning: Yew

When upright, this rune means enlightenment, responsibility, strength, trust, or secrecy.

While merkstave, this rune means confusion, destruction, dissatisfaction, or weakness.

Eihwaz (yew-was)

Meaning: Unknown

When upright, this rune means mysteries, secrets, good changes, fellowship, joy, or good omens.

When merkstave, this rune means loneliness, stagnation, caution, dishonesty, instability, delusions, or addiction.

Perthro (per-throw)

Meaning: Elk

When upright, this rune means a need for protection, growth, purpose, or defense.

When merkstave, this rune means hidden danger, fear, lack of growth.

Algiz (al-giz)

Meaning: Sun

When upright, this rune means hope, success, power, expansion, confidence, or security.

When merkstave, this rune means false goals, false success, naivety, or deception.

Sowlio (so-ili-o)

Meaning: Tyr

When upright, this rune means bravery, justice, loyalty, honor, victory, of self-sacrifice.

When merkstave, this rune means injustice, excessive sacrifice, defeat, tyranny, and imbalance.

Tiwaz (tea-waz)

Meaning: Birch

When upright, this rune means fertility, growth, liberation, sanctuary, or life changes.

When merkstave, this rune means deceit, infertility, stagnation, or conspiracy.

Berkana (burr-can-ah)

Meaning: Horse

When upright, this rune means harmony, trust, teamwork, travel, or support.

When merkstave, this rune means disharmony, betrayal, indecision, and conflict.

Ehwaz (eh-waz)

Meaning: Mankind

When upright, this rune means awareness, intelligence, structure, and order.

When merkstave, this rune means blindness, delusions, arrogance, ignorance, or isolation.

Mannaz (man-az)

Meaning: Lake, Ocean, Water

When upright, this rune means vitality, memory, dreams, intuition, or emotion.

When merkstave, this rune means self-doubt, procrastination, toxicity, or manipulation.

Laguz (log-uhz)

Meaning: Seed

When upright, this rune means internal growth, expectations, need for rest, success, or awareness.

When merkstave, this rune means directionless movement, immaturity, impotence, or lack of focus.

Inguz (ing-ooz)

Meaning: Day

When upright, this rune means beginnings, hope, happiness, cycles, or optimism.

When merkstave, this rune means lack of perspective, pessimism, or chaotic changes.

Dagaz (day-gahz)

Meaning: Homeland

When upright, this rune means inheritance, family, ancestors, or freedom.

when merkstave, this rune means disputes, homelessness, poverty, or being trapped.

Othala (oh-thal-ah)