Wunjo Rune Meaning
ᚹ · sound "w" · Freyr's ætt · name means joy
joy, belonging, contentment, harmony
Upright meaning
Wunjo is quiet joy: the feeling of belonging, of things fitting together, of a good day among good people. It invites you to notice what is already going well and to enjoy it without waiting for something more.
Reversed (merkstave)
Reversed, Wunjo can mirror feeling out of place, or holding happiness at arm's length. It may help to name one small thing that brings you comfort and give it some room.
Lore
The name means joy. Only the Anglo-Saxon poem covers it, describing the joy of someone who knows little sorrow and has enough for a good home. The rune also lived on as the letter wynn (ƿ), which scribes used for the w sound in Old English manuscripts.
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