![]() The fourth letter Ansuz gives us the modern word ‘answer’– wise advice. Fehu literally means cattle, and wealth was measured in cattle. The first letter of the rune alphabet, Fehu gives us the modern English word ‘fee’. You can see many of these words derived from the natural world, and many of these words still live on in modern English. Meanings: Justice, Birch, Mankind, Horse, Lake, Fire, Day, Family, Home Line 3: Tiwaz, Beorc, Mannaz, Ehwaz, Laguz, Ingwaz, Dagaz, Othala Meanings: Need, Ice, Harvest, Yew, Paddock, Elk, Sun Line 2: Hagalaz, Nauthiz, Isa, Jera, Eihwaz, Perdro, Elhaz, Sowilo Meanings: Cattle, Auroch, Thorn, Answer, Ride, Torch, Gift, Joy Line 1: Fehu, Uruz, Thurisaz, Ansuz, Raidho, Kenaz, Gyfu, Wunjo Image: Katie-Ellen Hazeldine, author’s own artwork, may be shared with attribution. The Letters of the Older Norse Runes (The Elder Futhark)
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