Fehu Rune Meaning

Fehu upright

Fehu is rune number 1 of the Elder Futhark and belongs to Freyr's aett. It stands for the sound “f”.

Fehu means cattle – movable wealth. It points to earned success, money and resources, and reminds you to share what you have.

Fehu merkstave (reversed)

Loss, greed or wasted resources. Watch your spending and what you value.

How to read Fehu

Read Fehu 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.