Unicode:
ᛞ
Pronunciation (Proto-Germanic):
DAH-gahz
Phonetic Sound:
“d” as in “dog”
IPA [ð]
Translation:
daybreak
Alternative Names
Old Norse, Younger Futhark
Not present
Old English, Futhorc
dæg (ᛞ)
Associated Concepts and Interpretations
Awareness, meditation
Balance, nonduality, paradox
Breakthrough, turning a corner
Day, dawn, daylight
“Entre chien et loup” (between dog and wolf), twilight, daybreak
Hope, happiness
Midwinter
Outside time and place, between worlds, liminality
Progress, slow and measured
Shamanic “heat”, illumination, spiritual enlightenment
Transformation, turning point, renewal
Walking both otherworld & material world
Associated Rune POEMS
As translated by Bruce Dickins, 1915; public domain.
Norwegian
There is no Norwegian poem.
Icelandic
There is no Icelandic poem.
Anglo-Saxon
Dæg byþ drihtnes sond, deore mannum,
mære metodes leoht, myrgþ and tohiht
eadgum and earmum, eallum brice
Day, the glorious light of the Creator, is sent by the Lord;
it is beloved of men, a source of hope and happiness to rich and poor, and of service to all
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