
Unicode: ᚠ
Pronunciation:
FAY-hoo (Proto-Germanic)
Alternative names:
fé (Old Norse, Younger Futhark)
feoh (Old English, Futhorc)
Translation:
cattle, possibly sheep
Sound:
“f” as in “fee”
Associated Concepts and Interpretations
Abundance, plenty
Bounty, prosperity
Cattle, sheep, livestock
Creation, creativity
Earth
Luck or hamingja (also: personification or presence of a guardian spirit)
Money, gold, wealth (especially mobile)
Passion, sexual energy
Productivity
Reward or gain
Sharing of prosperity and wealth
Warnings against excess, greed, materialism, hoarding
Associated Rune Poems
(as translated by Bruce Dickins, 1915; public domain)
A number of interpretations are derived from the various runic poems and those associated with this rune (where available) are included below for further consideration.
Norwegian:
Fé vældr frænda róge; føðesk ulfr í skóge
Wealth is a source of discord among kinsmen; the wolf lives in the forest.
Icelandic:
Fé er frænda róg ok flæðar viti ok grafseiðs gata aurum fylkir.
Wealth -- Source of discord among kinsmen and fire of the sea and path of the serpent
Anglo-Saxon:
Feoh byþ frofur fira gehwylcum; sceal ðeah manna gehwylc miclun hyt dælan gif he wile for drihtne domes hleotan
Wealth is a comfort to all men; yet must every man bestow it freely, if he wish to gain honour in the sight of the Lord
A list of references is available.
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last updated: 21 nov 2022
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