Unicode:
ᚢ
Pronunciation (Proto-Germanic):
OO-rooz
Phonetic Sound:
“U” as in “rune” (“oo”)
IPA [u(ː)]
Translation:
aurochs (wild ox)
Alternative Names
Old Norse, Younger Futhark
úr (ᚢ)
Old English, Futhorc
ūr (ᚢ)
Associated Concepts and Interpretations
Challenge, testing limits, trial
Confidence, courage
Creative forces
Endurance, health, vitality
Energy, power, spirit, strength
Initiation, rites of passage
Potential (wild or untamed)
Primordial
Rain, drizzle
Slag, dross
Stubbornness, tenacity
Transformation in liminal space
Associated Rune POEMS
As translated by Bruce Dickins, 1915; public domain.
Norwegian
Úr er af illu jarne;
opt løypr ræinn á hjarne
Dross comes from bad iron;
the reindeer often races over the frozen snow
Icelandic
Úr er skýja grátr
ok skára þverrir
ok hirðis hatr
Rain is lamentation of the clouds
and ruin of the hay-harvest
and abomination of the shepherd
Anglo-Saxon
Ur byþ anmod ond oferhyrned,
felafrecne deor, feohteþ mid hornum
mære morstapa; þæt is modig wuht
The aurochs is proud and has great horns;
it is a very savage beast and fights with its horns;
a great ranger of the moors, it is a creature of mettle
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