Rune Reading

Dagaz rune meaning

· sound “d” · Day

breakthroughawakeningtransformationhope

Dagaz (ᛞ) is rune 23 of the 24 runes of the Elder Futhark, in Tyr's aett. Its name means day.

Dagaz upright meaning

Daybreak: a breakthrough, a change of perspective and a sense of hope. What was hidden is seen in the light.

Dagaz reversed

Dagaz looks the same turned upside down, so it has no reversed meaning. It is one of the nine runes that read the same either way up, and it is always read as day.

Advice from Dagaz

Take the clarity and act on it.

Origin and history of Dagaz

Dagaz means day, and gives English "day". The shape is like two triangles meeting at their points, often compared with an hourglass. The Old English rune poem calls day a messenger, welcome to everyone.

Rune
ᛞ Dagaz
Proto-Germanic name
*dagaz
Meaning of the name
Day
Sound
“d”
Aett
Tyr's aett: society, spirit and the wider cycle
Place in the futhark
23 of 24

Dagaz in a rune reading

Dagaz stands for a breakthrough: the moment when a long night ends and the picture changes. In a reading it suggests clarity, hope and a real shift in direction. It looks the same turned around, so it has no reversed reading in this app.

The other runes of Tyr's aett

  1. Tiwazt
  2. Berkanob
  3. Ehwaze
  4. Mannazm
  5. Laguzl
  6. Ingwazng
  7. Dagazd
  8. Othalao