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ᛋ sól

Sól means sun.

Stanza from the Icelandic Rune Poem

Sun is shield of the clouds
and shining ray
and destroyer of ice.

Stanza from the Norwegian Rune Poem

Sun is the light of the world;
I bow to the divine decree.

LO: Long-branch
SH: Short-twig
ST: Staveless
VA: Variant
TW: Twig-runes
NO: Old Norse transliteration
EN: Modern English transliteration

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