Eihwaz Rune Meaning

Eihwaz upright

Eihwaz is rune number 13 of the Elder Futhark and belongs to Heimdall's aett. It stands for the sound “ei”.

Eihwaz is the yew tree, which lives for centuries. Stay steady – you can endure.

Eihwaz merkstave (reversed)

Eihwaz looks the same upside down, so it has no merkstave position. Its meaning is the same however it lands.

How to read Eihwaz

Read Eihwaz together with the question you asked and the runes beside it. In a three-rune cast, the left rune shows the past, the middle the present and the right the future. Let the keywords guide you, but trust your own sense of what they mean for you.