Ac

Traditional meaning: oak

Meanings when upright:

• target of hatred or fear
• you must stand strong
• stoic endurance

Ac can be useful for:

• taking on the burdens / negative attention of others
• persevering in a difficult task

Anglo-Saxon rune poem:

Ac byþ on eorþan elda bearnum
flæsces fodor, fereþ gelome
ofer ganotes bæþ; garsecg fandaþ
hwæþer ac hæbbe æþele treowe.

The oak fattens the flesh of pigs for the *****ren of men.
Often it traverses the gannet's bath,
and the ocean proves whether the oak keeps faith
in honourable fashion.

There is not a known Norwegian rune poem for Ac.

The modern poem for this rune is listed in Ear.