| Phonetic Value | Rune | Name | Translation/Interpretation |
|---|---|---|---|
| f |
 |
Fehu/Feoh | Cattle, wealth, money (gold), earned income |
| u |
 |
Uruz | Aurochs, wild ox, strength |
| Þ/th |
 |
Thurisaz/Thorn | Vexing thorn, thurs (the strong one), giant, Mjollnir - Hammer of Thor |
| o |
 |
Ansuz/Ös | The Ase, sovereign ancestral god, mouth, spoken word, taking of wisdom |
| r |
 |
Raido/Raidho | Riding, wagon, chariot, carriage, travel, movement |
| c |
 |
Kenaz/Kaunaz/Cen | Torch, warm and controlled fire, energy, sore |
| g |
 |
Gifu/Gebo | Gift, partnership |
| w |
 |
Wunjo | Mirth, joy, success, pleasure |
| h |
 |
Hagall/Hagalaz | Hail (stone), precipitation, forces outside your control |
| n |
 |
Nauthiz/Nied | Need, necessity, extremity, plight, delay, a counsel of patience |
| i |
 |
Isa | Ice, cessation of activities, freeze |
| j |
  |
Jera | Year (good harvest), fruitful part of year, reaping of rewards for efforts extended |
| i |
 |
I(h)waz/Eihwaz/Eo | Yew-tree, a powerful ally, Yggdrasil the great tree |
| p |
 |
Perthro/Peordh | Mystery, things hidden, secrets, dice cup |
| x |
 |
Elhaz/Algiz/Eolh | Elks, a fortunate new influence, friendship, protection |
| s |
 |
Sowilo/Sigel | Sun, victory, great power |
| t |
 |
Tiwaz/Teiwaz/Tír | The god Tiw(Týr), the sky god, victory, success in any competition, extreme motivation |
| b |
 |
Beorc/Berkanan/Berkano | Birch(-godess)/birch tree, fertility, birth, family |
| e |
 |
Ehwaz/Ehwo | Horse, physical movement, new dwelling places, steady progress |
| m |
 |
Mannaz, Monn | Man, humankind, interdependence, cooperation |
| l |
 |
Lagaz/Laukaz | Lake, sea, intuitive knowledge, female |
| ng |
  |
Ingwaz/Ing | The god Ing, the earth god, successful conclusion, relief |
| œ |
 |
Othila/Othela/Othala | Possessions, inheritances, ancestral property, hereditary land |
| d |
  |
Daeg/Dagaz | Day, increase, growth, prosperity |
| a |
 |
Ac | Oak tree |
| ae/æ |
 |
Æsc | Ash tree |
| y |
 |
Yr | Bow |
| ea |
 |
Ear | Grave |
| k |
|
Kaun | Ulcer |
*** FUTHARK-E ***
An Elder/Anglo-Saxon Futhark Rune Conversion Tool
An Elder/Anglo-Saxon Futhark Rune Conversion Tool
FUTHARK-E converts English letters to runes or runes to English letters.
It transliterates the English language text you enter to the rune set
variously called the Elder Futhark or the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc. We show a rune set
that includes runes common to both and a few more that show up on a wide
variety of historical objects - and modern merchandise. Obviously using this rune set is a compromise since there were many variations used in Europe before
and during the Viking Age. Necessarily, our rune set also associates each rune
with a single English letter, even though some runes were used to represent multiple letters. See the notes at bottom of page to see the exact
letter-to-rune and rune-to-letter mapping we use. FUTHARK-E converts any
combination of upper and lower case English letters, since 'case' didn't apply to runes. It will convert 'th', 'oe', 'ae' and 'ea' to their individually appropriate single rune.
The tool converts all non-letter characters (including numerals!) to blanks. It allows corrections, cursor repositioning and
copy/pasting into the entry textbox. Click the 'Convert' button to build the rune sequence. It can convert and display over 1,000 runes.
FUTHARK-E does not translate or use Old Norse at all.
To learn more about the Viking Age Younger Futhark runes, click here.
Our runic reference: Runes: Reading the Past, R. I. Page,
University of California Press/British Museum, 1989, ISBN 0-520-06114-4
Convert English text to Elder/Anglo-Saxon Futhark runes
Enter text in the box below then click on the 'Convert' button to see the closest Elder / Anglo-Saxon Futhark rune equivalent
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Convert Elder/Anglo-Saxon Futhark runes to English text
Click on a rune below to see the closest English letter equivalent
Conversion Chart
FUTHARK-E follows these standard conversion
rules:
