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The summary opposite concerns the upright interpretation
of the
rune Dagaz. Theoretically, the reversed interpretation is
the same so in practice there is no "reversed" meaning
of this rune.
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The rune Dagaz is a beautifully positive sign.
It is a symbol of prosperity
resulting from hard work, focus and dedication - a deserved success.
It is also associated with growth and security.
This rune is said to be the origin of the word "day" (just
as the rune Jera is the origin of the word "year").
As with other rune-word associations, the link is not directly from
runes to modern English but rather the closer connection is between
runes
and the Scandinavian Languages and/or older versions of modern German.
In
this case the Scandinavian word "dag" is said to have evolved from
the rune Dagaz, both of which are also similar to the equivalent
English word "day".
Dagaz is the rune of daylight, the bright period (full of possibilities
!) that follows the dark night. Many fears and uncertainties of the
night disappear in the bright light of day. There is a strong sense
of security and protection to go with the prosperity predicted by
this positive rune.
As with the arrival of every new day, Dagaz can indicate the possibility
of a new start. If this is the case then the indications are positive
for the new project/relationship/job etc..
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Note that each rune may be referred to differently
in different texts. One reason is that some books prefer to use
the traditional meanings as the names/titles
of the runes (as we do here). Other books refer to runes using
the Old English name, their Old (High) German names,
or their modern English letter equivalent. There are also other
sets of symbols that are associated with runes. These are more
difficult to represent electronically because they do not all correspond
to standard alpha-numeric characters. More about the runes as
listed here.
Other terms used to refer to this rune
are mentioned below:
The twenty-second
rune in the series listed on the left is Breakthrough (Dagaz).
The name of this rune in English is "daeg". It is associated with
the
modern English character/sound "d". The Germanic name of this rune
is "dagaz", which is sometimes written with accents not used
in
the standard English character set so textbooks in English may call this rune
simply
dagaz.
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