Ehwaz Rune Meaning
ᛖ · sound "e" · Tyr's ætt · name means horse
partnership, trust, progress, teamwork
Upright meaning
Ehwaz is the horse and rider moving as one. It speaks of trust, cooperation and steady progress made together, whether with a partner, a team or a tool you know well. It invites you to lean on a relationship that carries you.
Reversed (merkstave)
Reversed, Ehwaz can reflect a partnership out of step, or restlessness without a direction. Check whether you and the people you depend on are heading the same way.
Lore
The name means horse. Only the Anglo-Saxon poem covers it, describing the horse as a joy to nobles, proud of its hooves, and a comfort to anyone who is restless. Horses were companions as much as transport in the early Germanic world, and many readers see that bond in the rune's two linked staves.