
Unicode:
ᛃ
Pronunciation (Proto-Germanic):
YARE-ah
Phonetic Sound:
“y” as in “year”
IPA [j]
Translation:
year, harvest
Alternative Names
Old Norse, Younger Futhark
ár (ᛡ or ᛅ or ᛆ)
Old English, Futhorc
gēr (ᛡ or ᛄ) or īor (ᛡ)
Associated Concepts and Interpretations
Balance, cause and effect
Blessing of the Norn (arising/becoming/passing)
Eternal cycles, spiritual cycles
Fertility/growth
Joy, peace, tranquility, patience
Plenty, good harvest, boon, gain grounded in effort
Summer solstice
Union of opposites (e.g., dusk and dawn), liminality
Wheel of the year, seasons, year
Associated Rune POEMS
As translated by Bruce Dickins, 1915; public domain.
Norwegian
Ár er gumna góðe;
get ek at ǫrr var Fróðe
Plenty is a boon to men;
I say that Frodi was generous
Icelandic
Ár er gumna góði
ok gott sumar
algróinn akr
Boon to men
and good summer
and thriving crops
Anglo-Saxon
Ger byþ gumena hiht, ðonne God læteþ,
halig heofones cyning, hrusan syllan
beorhte bleda beornum ond ðearfum
Summer is a joy to men, when God, the holy King of Heaven,
suffers the earth to bring forth shining fruits
for rich and poor alike
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