(Important Note: I have only uploaded the glyphs I have used in practice sentences and sample constructions. Therefore, not every glyph indicated on these "source" pages is available on my website at the moment. Instead, you'll probably see a lot of these little guys, , indicating that the image can't be loaded.) |
Although, technically, the runes are an alphabet, they were more frequently used for their magical association instead of their phonetics. One problem we might find with runes is that half their associated meanings can be depicted using more recognizeable glyphs.
RUNE | MEANING | SYNONYM? | |
cattle, movable property | |||
auroch | |||
thorn, giant | |||
god, mouth, breath | |||
riding, journey | |||
torch, ulcer | |||
gift | |||
joy | |||
hail, hailstone | |||
need, necessity | |||
ice | |||
year, harvest | |||
yew | |||
dice cup | |||
elk, sedge, protection | |||
sun | |||
god, Tyr | |||
birch | |||
horse | |||
man (human) | |||
lake, water | |||
fertility, Ing | |||
day | |||
home, land, real property |
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