[My imperfect translation.]
The rune is itself shaped like the trident used to harvest the reed, the key to itself.
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The rune is itself shaped like the trident used to harvest the reed, the key to itself.
#PaganSky
#HeathenSky
#RunicSky
February 27, 2024 at 9:21 AM
[My imperfect translation.]
The rune is itself shaped like the trident used to harvest the reed, the key to itself.
#PaganSky
#HeathenSky
#RunicSky
The rune is itself shaped like the trident used to harvest the reed, the key to itself.
#PaganSky
#HeathenSky
#RunicSky
I began a kinda tongue-in -cheek modern day Rune Poem, for the fuþorc, keeping to the sound, meaning & verse form. This for feoh:
"Fee is a first-thought, fine when it's paid
with lateness looming. Lodge your receipts,
to be spared from tax on
expenses outlaid."
#HeathenSky #RunicSky
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"Fee is a first-thought, fine when it's paid
with lateness looming. Lodge your receipts,
to be spared from tax on
expenses outlaid."
#HeathenSky #RunicSky
1/2
June 22, 2025 at 8:01 AM
I began a kinda tongue-in -cheek modern day Rune Poem, for the fuþorc, keeping to the sound, meaning & verse form. This for feoh:
"Fee is a first-thought, fine when it's paid
with lateness looming. Lodge your receipts,
to be spared from tax on
expenses outlaid."
#HeathenSky #RunicSky
1/2
"Fee is a first-thought, fine when it's paid
with lateness looming. Lodge your receipts,
to be spared from tax on
expenses outlaid."
#HeathenSky #RunicSky
1/2
With this additional thought:
Talk of travel is easy to those at home;
the road still a struggle to those not yet arrived.
#PaganSky
#HeathenSky
#RunicSky
Safe travels, all.
Talk of travel is easy to those at home;
the road still a struggle to those not yet arrived.
#PaganSky
#HeathenSky
#RunicSky
Safe travels, all.
December 24, 2023 at 5:14 PM
With this additional thought:
Talk of travel is easy to those at home;
the road still a struggle to those not yet arrived.
#PaganSky
#HeathenSky
#RunicSky
Safe travels, all.
Talk of travel is easy to those at home;
the road still a struggle to those not yet arrived.
#PaganSky
#HeathenSky
#RunicSky
Safe travels, all.
22nd of the Old English runes is Ing.
The sound in ng
The word is Ing.
Ing is a god, like Freyr on his wain, passing through like seasons, or youth & vigour.
-ing also the marker of a tribe, like Mac or fab.
Curious that a Pagan figure was kept in Christian rewrites.
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The sound in ng
The word is Ing.
Ing is a god, like Freyr on his wain, passing through like seasons, or youth & vigour.
-ing also the marker of a tribe, like Mac or fab.
Curious that a Pagan figure was kept in Christian rewrites.
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May 9, 2024 at 12:03 PM
The 19th of the Old English runes is eh.
The sound is that of e
The word is horse.
A source of power, a means of travel, a symbol of pride, a sacred beast, holds something of holy might in its strength & exuberance. A vigour given means and enhanced.
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The sound is that of e
The word is horse.
A source of power, a means of travel, a symbol of pride, a sacred beast, holds something of holy might in its strength & exuberance. A vigour given means and enhanced.
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March 28, 2024 at 9:27 AM
The 19th of the Old English runes is eh.
The sound is that of e
The word is horse.
A source of power, a means of travel, a symbol of pride, a sacred beast, holds something of holy might in its strength & exuberance. A vigour given means and enhanced.
#RunicSky
#PaganSky
#HeathenSky
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The sound is that of e
The word is horse.
A source of power, a means of travel, a symbol of pride, a sacred beast, holds something of holy might in its strength & exuberance. A vigour given means and enhanced.
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Of the Old English runes, the 10th is Nyd.
The sound is n.
The word (& pronunciation) is need.
The shape might even suggest the need-fire, from a bow & drill.
Need - something is lacking, something is short. Nature's not keen on a vacuum...
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The sound is n.
The word (& pronunciation) is need.
The shape might even suggest the need-fire, from a bow & drill.
Need - something is lacking, something is short. Nature's not keen on a vacuum...
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January 13, 2024 at 4:44 PM
Of the Old English runes, the 10th is Nyd.
The sound is n.
The word (& pronunciation) is need.
The shape might even suggest the need-fire, from a bow & drill.
Need - something is lacking, something is short. Nature's not keen on a vacuum...
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The sound is n.
The word (& pronunciation) is need.
The shape might even suggest the need-fire, from a bow & drill.
Need - something is lacking, something is short. Nature's not keen on a vacuum...
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23rd of the Old English runes is ethel.
The sound is oe/ee
The word is homeland.
As much a psychological landscape as a geographical one. A place of belonging, of ownership; a sense of home. Replenishment. Foundation perhaps of a nobility.
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The sound is oe/ee
The word is homeland.
As much a psychological landscape as a geographical one. A place of belonging, of ownership; a sense of home. Replenishment. Foundation perhaps of a nobility.
more...
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May 26, 2024 at 10:45 AM
23rd of the Old English runes is ethel.
The sound is oe/ee
The word is homeland.
As much a psychological landscape as a geographical one. A place of belonging, of ownership; a sense of home. Replenishment. Foundation perhaps of a nobility.
more...
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The sound is oe/ee
The word is homeland.
As much a psychological landscape as a geographical one. A place of belonging, of ownership; a sense of home. Replenishment. Foundation perhaps of a nobility.
more...
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Sigel is the 16th of the Old English #Runes.
The sound is s.
The word is the sun, or possibly sail.
It suggests hope, progress, successful completion and safe arrival.
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The sound is s.
The word is the sun, or possibly sail.
It suggests hope, progress, successful completion and safe arrival.
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March 1, 2024 at 11:03 AM
Sigel is the 16th of the Old English #Runes.
The sound is s.
The word is the sun, or possibly sail.
It suggests hope, progress, successful completion and safe arrival.
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The sound is s.
The word is the sun, or possibly sail.
It suggests hope, progress, successful completion and safe arrival.
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lagu is the 21st of the Old English runes.
The sound is l
The word is lake (sea, body of water)
A crossing, uncertainty, unfamiliar territory, a boat crossing water. Patience, attention, a regard to Wyrd.
Possibly also the laying of law.
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The sound is l
The word is lake (sea, body of water)
A crossing, uncertainty, unfamiliar territory, a boat crossing water. Patience, attention, a regard to Wyrd.
Possibly also the laying of law.
#RunicSky
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#HeathenSky
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April 21, 2024 at 11:37 AM
lagu is the 21st of the Old English runes.
The sound is l
The word is lake (sea, body of water)
A crossing, uncertainty, unfamiliar territory, a boat crossing water. Patience, attention, a regard to Wyrd.
Possibly also the laying of law.
#RunicSky
#PaganSky
#HeathenSky
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The sound is l
The word is lake (sea, body of water)
A crossing, uncertainty, unfamiliar territory, a boat crossing water. Patience, attention, a regard to Wyrd.
Possibly also the laying of law.
#RunicSky
#PaganSky
#HeathenSky
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11th of the Old English runes, Is.
The sound is i (as in grit).
The word is ice.
The shape maybe an icicle.
Ice & fire: the first things. Fire for movement, ice for form. Yet, even ice has its own movement & its own danger. Here is no thaw.
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The sound is i (as in grit).
The word is ice.
The shape maybe an icicle.
Ice & fire: the first things. Fire for movement, ice for form. Yet, even ice has its own movement & its own danger. Here is no thaw.
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January 18, 2024 at 10:43 AM
11th of the Old English runes, Is.
The sound is i (as in grit).
The word is ice.
The shape maybe an icicle.
Ice & fire: the first things. Fire for movement, ice for form. Yet, even ice has its own movement & its own danger. Here is no thaw.
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The sound is i (as in grit).
The word is ice.
The shape maybe an icicle.
Ice & fire: the first things. Fire for movement, ice for form. Yet, even ice has its own movement & its own danger. Here is no thaw.
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3rd in a moder-day Rune Poem? This for thorn. Slightly tongue-in-cheeck, but also slightly not. More if I think of them. "O...":
"Thoughts, when thorny, are thoroughly vindictive;
Eating esteem, urging the throwing
Of false ideas, fighting loved ones."
#HeathenSky #RunicSky
"Thoughts, when thorny, are thoroughly vindictive;
Eating esteem, urging the throwing
Of false ideas, fighting loved ones."
#HeathenSky #RunicSky
I began a kinda tongue-in -cheek modern day Rune Poem, for the fuþorc, keeping to the sound, meaning & verse form. This for feoh:
"Fee is a first-thought, fine when it's paid
with lateness looming. Lodge your receipts,
to be spared from tax on
expenses outlaid."
#HeathenSky #RunicSky
1/2
"Fee is a first-thought, fine when it's paid
with lateness looming. Lodge your receipts,
to be spared from tax on
expenses outlaid."
#HeathenSky #RunicSky
1/2
June 22, 2025 at 8:12 AM
3rd in a moder-day Rune Poem? This for thorn. Slightly tongue-in-cheeck, but also slightly not. More if I think of them. "O...":
"Thoughts, when thorny, are thoroughly vindictive;
Eating esteem, urging the throwing
Of false ideas, fighting loved ones."
#HeathenSky #RunicSky
"Thoughts, when thorny, are thoroughly vindictive;
Eating esteem, urging the throwing
Of false ideas, fighting loved ones."
#HeathenSky #RunicSky
20th of the Old English runes is man.
The sound is m
The word is man, ungendered, people.
Us with other people. Where each of us is frail, limited. We cannot be everything to another. & we each share the same circumstance; all are subject to the same ways.
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The sound is m
The word is man, ungendered, people.
Us with other people. Where each of us is frail, limited. We cannot be everything to another. & we each share the same circumstance; all are subject to the same ways.
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#HeathenSky
#Runicsky
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April 7, 2024 at 3:35 PM
20th of the Old English runes is man.
The sound is m
The word is man, ungendered, people.
Us with other people. Where each of us is frail, limited. We cannot be everything to another. & we each share the same circumstance; all are subject to the same ways.
#PaganSky
#HeathenSky
#Runicsky
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The sound is m
The word is man, ungendered, people.
Us with other people. Where each of us is frail, limited. We cannot be everything to another. & we each share the same circumstance; all are subject to the same ways.
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#HeathenSky
#Runicsky
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These are my runes, for casting, for reading Wyrd.
They are of the Old English rune row, known as the futhorc (ᚠᚢᚦᚩᚱᚳ) for the first 6 characters.
Each #rune has a sound, a shape and a name; also, a verse in the Old English Rune Poem.
#HeathenSky #PaganSky #RunicSky
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They are of the Old English rune row, known as the futhorc (ᚠᚢᚦᚩᚱᚳ) for the first 6 characters.
Each #rune has a sound, a shape and a name; also, a verse in the Old English Rune Poem.
#HeathenSky #PaganSky #RunicSky
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November 14, 2023 at 11:29 AM
These are my runes, for casting, for reading Wyrd.
They are of the Old English rune row, known as the futhorc (ᚠᚢᚦᚩᚱᚳ) for the first 6 characters.
Each #rune has a sound, a shape and a name; also, a verse in the Old English Rune Poem.
#HeathenSky #PaganSky #RunicSky
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They are of the Old English rune row, known as the futhorc (ᚠᚢᚦᚩᚱᚳ) for the first 6 characters.
Each #rune has a sound, a shape and a name; also, a verse in the Old English Rune Poem.
#HeathenSky #PaganSky #RunicSky
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17th of the Old English Runes is tir.
The sound is t.
The word here is simply Tir; perhaps the name of a star or planet, but reminiscent of the god Tiw (Old Norse, Tyr).
A guiding light or principle. Something constant, reliable, true. Justice, maybe.
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The sound is t.
The word here is simply Tir; perhaps the name of a star or planet, but reminiscent of the god Tiw (Old Norse, Tyr).
A guiding light or principle. Something constant, reliable, true. Justice, maybe.
#PaganSky
#HeathenSky
#RunicSky
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March 12, 2024 at 9:35 PM
17th of the Old English Runes is tir.
The sound is t.
The word here is simply Tir; perhaps the name of a star or planet, but reminiscent of the god Tiw (Old Norse, Tyr).
A guiding light or principle. Something constant, reliable, true. Justice, maybe.
#PaganSky
#HeathenSky
#RunicSky
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The sound is t.
The word here is simply Tir; perhaps the name of a star or planet, but reminiscent of the god Tiw (Old Norse, Tyr).
A guiding light or principle. Something constant, reliable, true. Justice, maybe.
#PaganSky
#HeathenSky
#RunicSky
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Wyn is the 8th of the Old English runes.
The sound is w.
The word is translated as joy, and survives in winsome.
The shape echoes thorn, the 🔺️ lifted somewhat.
Just as happiness is to be pursued, so wyn derives from something desired, to be striven for.
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The sound is w.
The word is translated as joy, and survives in winsome.
The shape echoes thorn, the 🔺️ lifted somewhat.
Just as happiness is to be pursued, so wyn derives from something desired, to be striven for.
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January 4, 2024 at 11:07 AM
Wyn is the 8th of the Old English runes.
The sound is w.
The word is translated as joy, and survives in winsome.
The shape echoes thorn, the 🔺️ lifted somewhat.
Just as happiness is to be pursued, so wyn derives from something desired, to be striven for.
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The sound is w.
The word is translated as joy, and survives in winsome.
The shape echoes thorn, the 🔺️ lifted somewhat.
Just as happiness is to be pursued, so wyn derives from something desired, to be striven for.
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3rd of the Old English runes is thorn.
The sound is th.
The word (& shape) is thorn, survived in the language from then till now (ouch). It has echoes of Thunor (thunder) & thurs (a giant).
It is often thought of as a rune of warding, like a thorny hedge around a garden.
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The sound is th.
The word (& shape) is thorn, survived in the language from then till now (ouch). It has echoes of Thunor (thunder) & thurs (a giant).
It is often thought of as a rune of warding, like a thorny hedge around a garden.
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December 17, 2023 at 11:02 AM
13th of the Old English Runes is eoh.
The sound is that h at the end of loch, & in hw, wh.
The word is yew. 1st of 4 tree-runes.
Ancient, evergreen. Valued. Seemingly harsh. Deep rooted to Otherworld. Still the verse hints a inward smoothness, a ward against fire.
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The sound is that h at the end of loch, & in hw, wh.
The word is yew. 1st of 4 tree-runes.
Ancient, evergreen. Valued. Seemingly harsh. Deep rooted to Otherworld. Still the verse hints a inward smoothness, a ward against fire.
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February 7, 2024 at 10:47 AM
æsc is the 26th of the Old English runes, pronounced 'ash'.
The sound is short a.
The word is ash, for the tree.
Again something trusted, that'll stand with you in a fight: ash wood for your shield, for your spear shaft. Steadfast, keeps enemies at a distance.
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The sound is short a.
The word is ash, for the tree.
Again something trusted, that'll stand with you in a fight: ash wood for your shield, for your spear shaft. Steadfast, keeps enemies at a distance.
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July 21, 2024 at 4:32 PM
Ger is the 12th of the Old English runes.
Here OE 'g' is used for the 'y' sound, so the sound that starts 'year'.
The word is year.
But an older thought was harvest, the passing of time between harvests.
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Here OE 'g' is used for the 'y' sound, so the sound that starts 'year'.
The word is year.
But an older thought was harvest, the passing of time between harvests.
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January 29, 2024 at 5:26 PM
Ger is the 12th of the Old English runes.
Here OE 'g' is used for the 'y' sound, so the sound that starts 'year'.
The word is year.
But an older thought was harvest, the passing of time between harvests.
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Here OE 'g' is used for the 'y' sound, so the sound that starts 'year'.
The word is year.
But an older thought was harvest, the passing of time between harvests.
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9th of the Old English runes is Hægl.
The sound is H.
The word is Hail (pronounced so, too).
It speaks of setback, disaster even, but soon turning to something better.
Reminiscent of The Tower card of the Tarot.
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The sound is H.
The word is Hail (pronounced so, too).
It speaks of setback, disaster even, but soon turning to something better.
Reminiscent of The Tower card of the Tarot.
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January 10, 2024 at 1:39 PM
9th of the Old English runes is Hægl.
The sound is H.
The word is Hail (pronounced so, too).
It speaks of setback, disaster even, but soon turning to something better.
Reminiscent of The Tower card of the Tarot.
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The sound is H.
The word is Hail (pronounced so, too).
It speaks of setback, disaster even, but soon turning to something better.
Reminiscent of The Tower card of the Tarot.
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Os is the 4th of the Old English runes & the 1st to vary from the Elder Futhark.
The sound is oh, where the Elder is ah.
The word Os might be 'mouth' from Latin, but more likely a god, or God. Either fits the verse.
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The sound is oh, where the Elder is ah.
The word Os might be 'mouth' from Latin, but more likely a god, or God. Either fits the verse.
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December 22, 2023 at 5:03 PM
Os is the 4th of the Old English runes & the 1st to vary from the Elder Futhark.
The sound is oh, where the Elder is ah.
The word Os might be 'mouth' from Latin, but more likely a god, or God. Either fits the verse.
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The sound is oh, where the Elder is ah.
The word Os might be 'mouth' from Latin, but more likely a god, or God. Either fits the verse.
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yr is the 27th Old English rune, a variation of ur.
The sound, the y of year.
The word, bow, for hunting or war.
A fine piece of kit, something to show off perhaps. Useful too.
Also the hard truths of yew become a tool of mastery.
more...
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The sound, the y of year.
The word, bow, for hunting or war.
A fine piece of kit, something to show off perhaps. Useful too.
Also the hard truths of yew become a tool of mastery.
more...
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#RunicSky
August 11, 2024 at 9:26 AM
yr is the 27th Old English rune, a variation of ur.
The sound, the y of year.
The word, bow, for hunting or war.
A fine piece of kit, something to show off perhaps. Useful too.
Also the hard truths of yew become a tool of mastery.
more...
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The sound, the y of year.
The word, bow, for hunting or war.
A fine piece of kit, something to show off perhaps. Useful too.
Also the hard truths of yew become a tool of mastery.
more...
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beorc is 18th of the Old English runes.
The sound is b
The word is birch, though the description might better suit a different tree.
It is of fertility & growth, but in unexpected ways, from offshoots rather than seeds.
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The sound is b
The word is birch, though the description might better suit a different tree.
It is of fertility & growth, but in unexpected ways, from offshoots rather than seeds.
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March 21, 2024 at 9:33 AM
beorc is 18th of the Old English runes.
The sound is b
The word is birch, though the description might better suit a different tree.
It is of fertility & growth, but in unexpected ways, from offshoots rather than seeds.
#PaganSky
#HeathenSky
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The sound is b
The word is birch, though the description might better suit a different tree.
It is of fertility & growth, but in unexpected ways, from offshoots rather than seeds.
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The 7th of the Old English runes is gyfu.
The sound is hard g, as if gift.
The word is giving.
The OE verse is:
gyfu gumena byth
gleng and herenys,
wrathu and wyrthscype
and wraecna gehwam
ar and aetwist
the byth othra leas
[My translation below].
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The sound is hard g, as if gift.
The word is giving.
The OE verse is:
gyfu gumena byth
gleng and herenys,
wrathu and wyrthscype
and wraecna gehwam
ar and aetwist
the byth othra leas
[My translation below].
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December 31, 2023 at 12:35 AM
The 7th of the Old English runes is gyfu.
The sound is hard g, as if gift.
The word is giving.
The OE verse is:
gyfu gumena byth
gleng and herenys,
wrathu and wyrthscype
and wraecna gehwam
ar and aetwist
the byth othra leas
[My translation below].
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The sound is hard g, as if gift.
The word is giving.
The OE verse is:
gyfu gumena byth
gleng and herenys,
wrathu and wyrthscype
and wraecna gehwam
ar and aetwist
the byth othra leas
[My translation below].
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ear is the 29th of the Old English runes, last in the poem.
The sound is the dipthong ea
The word is dust, earth.
The final rune is finality. The grave. No hope or redemption is offered. A cold bed is offered. Only perhaps remembrance of our friends' frailty.
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The sound is the dipthong ea
The word is dust, earth.
The final rune is finality. The grave. No hope or redemption is offered. A cold bed is offered. Only perhaps remembrance of our friends' frailty.
more..
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September 8, 2024 at 2:15 PM