Kenaz
/ˈkeɪ.næz/noun
The sixth rune of the Elder Futhark, associated with the /k/ sound and traditionally named for a torch or beacon.
Did you know?In the oldest Germanic rune traditions, Kenaz is tied to the idea of a controlled flame or beacon, which is why modern occult systems often read it as revelation, creativity, and transformation through fire.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*kēnaz / *kenuz
“Likely 'torch' or 'pine torch' in the rune-name tradition”
Elder Futhark
Runic
ᚲ
“The rune name Kenaz, used for the /k/ sound and linked to a torch or beacon”
Old English
OE
cēn
“Torch, firebrand, or light”
Old Norse
ON
kaun
“Sore, boil; later associated in rune poetry with a painful growth or lesion in some traditions”
Modern English
English
Kenaz
“The conventional scholarly name for the rune”