
Unicode: ᚢ
Pronunciation:
OO-rooz (Proto-Germanic)
Alternative names:
Úr (Old Norse, Younger Futhark)
Ūr (Old English, Futhorc)
Translation:
aurochs (wild ox)
Sound:
“U” as in “rune” (“oo”)
Associated Concepts and Interpretations
Challenge, stubbornness, tenacity, testing limits, trial
Confidence, courage
Creative forces
Earth or water
Endurance, health, vitality
Energy, power, spirit, strength
Initiation, rites of passage
Potential (wild or untamed)
Primordial
Rain, drizzle
Slag, dross
Transformation in liminal space
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:
ᚢ Úr er af illu jarne; opt løypr ræinn á hjarne
ᚢ Ur Dross comes from bad iron; the reindeer often races over the frozen snow
Icelandic:
ᚢ Úr er skýja grátr ok skára þverrir ok hirðis hatr. umbre vísi
Úr - Shower Lamentation of the clouds and ruin of the hay-harvest and abomination of the shepherd
Anglo-Saxon:
ᚢ Ur byþ anmod ond oferhyrned, felafrecne deor, feohteþ mid hornum mære morstapa; þæt is modig wuht
Ur 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
last updated: 21 nov 2022
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