Thurisaz
Transliteration: Þ (Th)
Original Meaning: Giant
Keywords: Door, or gateway, to seeing the future. Seeking the truth. Protection, Menstral Cycle, Giving Birth
Rune Poem
| Old Icelandic | English |
|---|---|
| Þurs er kvenna kvöl ok kletta búi ok varðrúnar verr. |
Thurs ("Giant") is woman's pain and cliff-dweller and husband of a giantess. |
| Anglo-Saxon | English |
|---|---|
| Ðorn byþ ðearle scearp; ðegna gehƿylcum anfeng ys yfyl, ungemetum reþe manna gehƿelcum, ðe him mid resteð. |
The thorn is very sharp, an evil thing for any knight to touch, uncommonly severe on all who sit among them. |