Meanings
- uncountableThe 15th rune in the Elder Futhark, the 7th rune in Hagal's Aett, ⟨ᛉ⟩.
Algiz is a solid, stable, and very firm rune. It makes a good fence or wall, and functions nicely to guard one's Wyrd and one's property.
2009, Galina Krasskova, Runes: Theory & Practice, Red Wheel/Weiser, →ISBN, page 952 more examples
Algiz, one of the oldest runes, associated with sedge grass, and Thor, and Heimdall, and a number of other things depending on who you asked and which runic alphabet you used. Algiz had a universal meaning: protection.
2011, Ilona Andrews, Magic Slays, Penguin, →ISBN, page 73Hold up the stone and trace the Algiz rune in the air before you. Visualize it as glowing with white, purifying light. As you do so, growl the word Algiz.
2020, Denny Sargent, Werewolf Magick: Authentic Practical Lycanthropy, Llewellyn Worldwide, →ISBNSynonyms: Elhaz
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe 15th rune in the Elder Futhark, the 7th rune in Hagal's Aett, ⟨ᛉ⟩.
Origin
- Proto-Germanic*algiz“elk”
- EnglishAlgiz
Learned borrowing from Proto-Germanic *algiz (“elk”). Doublet of alce and Alcis.
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Cite this entry
Algiz. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Algiz
“Algiz.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Algiz. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Algiz,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Algiz.
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