Unicode:
ᚲ
Pronunciation (Proto-Germanic):
KAY-nahz
[alt: COW-nah or KEY-nahz]
Phonetic Sound:
“K” as in “keepsake”
IPA [k]
Translation:
torch, ulcer
Alternative Names
Old Norse, Younger Futhark
kaun (ᚴ)
Old English, Futhorc
cēn (ᚳ)
Associated Concepts and Interpretations
Fire, primal fire, creativity
Harrow (altar), hearth, home
Healing, cautery, purification
Knowledge, enlightenment, skill, power
Light, illumination
Love (erotic), passion
Needfire, heat, torch
Transformation, forge, pyre, unmaking
Ulcer, fever, inflammation
Unity, gathering
Associated Rune POEMS
As translated by Bruce Dickins, 1915; public domain.
Norwegian
Kaun er barna bǫlvan;
bǫl gørver nán fǫlvan
Ulcer is fatal to children;
death makes a corpse pale
Icelandic
Kaun er barna böl
ok bardaga [för]
ok holdfúa hús
Disease fatal to children
and painful spot
and abode of mortification
Anglo-Saxon
Cen byþ cwicera gehwam, cuþ on fyre
blac ond beorhtlic, byrneþ oftust
ðær hi æþelingas inne restaþ
The torch is known to every living man
by its pale, bright flame; it always burns
where princes sit within
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