A =1

6

F

ᚠ   feoh/fehu

wealth, cattle

is a comfort to all men; yet must every man bestow it freely if he wish to gain honor in the sight of the Lord

B =2

5

U

ᚢ   ur/ūruz

ox, 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

C = 3

300

Th

ᚦ   thorn/thurisaz

thor(n), giants

is exceedingly sharp, an evil thing for any knight to touch, uncommonly severe on all who sit among them

D = 4

4

o / A

ᚩ ᚨ   os/ansuz

mouth, the aesir

is the source of all language, a pillar of wisdom and a comfort to wise men, a blessing and a joy to every knight

E = 5

10

R

ᚱ   rad/reid/raidō

ride, journey

seems easy to every warrior while he is indoors and very courageous to him who traverses the highroad on the back of a stout horse

F = 6

3

K (c)

ᚳ ᚴ ᚲ   cen/kaun/kauna/kenaz

torch, ulcer

is known to every living man by its pale, bright flame; it always burns where princes sit within

G = 7

8

G

ᚷ   gyfu/gebō

generosity, gift

brings credit and honor, which support one's dignity; it furnishes help and subsistence to all broken men who are devoid of aught else

H = 8

1

W

ᚹ   wenne/wunjō

joy

he enjoys who knows no suffering, sorrow nor anxiety, and has prosperity and happiness and a good enough house

I = 9

60

H

ᚺ ᚻ   haegl/hagalaz/hagall

hail (the rain)

is the whitest of grain; it is whirled from the vault of heaven and is tossed about by gusts of wind and then it melts into water

J = 10

60

N

ᚾ   nyd/naudiz/neid

need

is oppressive to the heart; yet often it proves a source of help and salvation to the children of men, to everyone who heeds it betimes

K = 11

300

I

ᛁ   is/īsaz/isa

ice

is very cold and immeasurably slippery; it glistens as clear as glass and most like to gems; it is a floor wrought by the frost, fair to look upon

L = 12

8

Y / J

ᛃ   ger/jera

year, good year, harvest

is a joy to men, when God, the holy King of Heaven, suffers the earth to bring forth shining fruits for rich and poor alike

M = 13

90

ï / ae

ᛇ   eoh/īwaz/eihwaz

yew tree

is a tree with rough bark, hard and fast in the earth, supported by its roots, a guardian of flame and a joy upon an estate

N = 14

50

P

ᛈ   peorth/?perþ-/perdhro

chessman, pear tree

is a source of recreation and amusement to the great, where warriors sit blithely together in the banqueting hall

O = 15

30

Z

ᛉ eolh-seeg/eolh/algiz

elk-sedge

is mostly to be found in a marsh; it grows in the water and makes a ghastly wound, covering with blood every warrior who touches it.

P = 16

9

S

ᛋ ᛊ   sigel/sōwilō/

sun

is ever a joy to seafarers when they journey away over the fishes' bath until the courser of the deep bears them to land

Q = 17

40

T

ᛏ   tir/tīwaz/teiwaz

pole star, tir

is a guiding star; well does it keep faith with princes; it is ever on its course over the mists of the night and never fails

R = 18

100

B

ᛒ   beorc/berkanan/berkana

birch

bears no fruit; yet without seed, it brings forth suckers, for it is generated from its leaves. Splendid are its branches and gloriously adorned its lofty crown which reaches to the skies

S = 19

7

E

ᛖ   eh/ehwaz

horse

is a joy to princes in the presence warriors, a steed in the pride of its hooves, when rich men on horseback bandy words about it; and it is ever a source of comfort to the restless.

T = 20

9

M

ᛗ   man/mannaz

human

the joyous man is dear to his kinsmen; yet every man is doomed to fail his fellow, since the Lord by his decree will commit the vile carrion to the earth

U = 21

70

L

ᛚ   lagu/laguz/lagaz

ocean, water, lake

seems interminable to men, if they venture on the rolling bark and the waves of the sea terrify them and the courser of the deep heed not its bridle

V = 22

70

ng

ᛜ ᛝ   ing/ingwaz

ing

was first seen among the East Danes, till, followed by his car, he departed eastwards over the waves. So the Heardingas named the hero

W = 23

O, oe

ᚧ ᛟ   ethel/ōþila-/ōþala-/othel

estate, heritage, possession

is very dear to every man, if he can enjoy there in his house whatever is right and proper in constant prosperity

X = 24

400

D

ᛞ   dagaz/daeg

day

the glorious light of the Creator, is sent by the Lord; it is beloved of men, a source of hope and happiness to rich and poor, and of service to all

Y = 25

60

a

ᚪ   ac (extraneous vowel)

oak

fattens the flesh for the children of men. Often it traverses the gannet's bath, and the ocean proves whether the oak keeps faith in honorable fashion

Z = 26

9

ae

ᚫ   aesc (extraneous vowel)

ash

is exceedingly high and precious to men. With its sturdy trunk, it offers a stubborn resistance, though attacked by many a man

27

.

ü

ᛦ   yr (extraneous vowel)

bow

is a source of joy and honor to every prince and knight; it looks well on a horse and is reliable equipment for a journey

28

.

io

ᛡ   iar (extraneous vowel)

sea animal

is a river fish and yet it always feeds on land; it has a fair abode encompassed by water, where it lives in happiness.

29

.

ea

ᛠ   ear (extraneous vowel)

grave

is horrible to every knight, when the corpse quickly begins to cool and is laid in the bosom of the dark earth. Prosperity declines,