ᛚ · sound “l” · Water, lake
Laguz (ᛚ) is rune 21 of the 24 runes of the Elder Futhark, in Tyr's aett. Its name means water, lake.
Water: intuition, dreams and emotion. Go with the flow and trust what you feel, while staying aware of what lies beneath the surface.
Confusion, fear or stagnant emotion. Judgment is clouded, and you may be swept along or avoiding something. Check your intuition against the facts.
Follow the current, but know where the banks are.
Laguz is usually read as water, lake or sea. Some scholars argue for an older reading, laukaz, meaning leek, which was a symbol of growth and health. The rune stands for the sound l, and the Old English rune poem describes the ocean as seeming endless to those who venture out on an unsteady ship.
Laguz is the rune of things that flow and cannot be forced: intuition, feeling, dreams, and the parts of yourself that you do not fully control. In a reading it invites you to go with the current instead of pushing against it. Reversed, it can show confusion, fear or a flood of feeling that needs a channel.