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<title>Ac</title>
<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Runic_letter_ac.svg"><img src="../img/runes/ac.svg" alt="Ac rune" title="Ac rune"></a></p>
<h1>Ac</h1>

<p>Traditional meaning: oak</p>

<p>Meanings when upright:</p>

<ul>
	<li>target of hatred or fear</li>
	<li>you must stand strong</li>
	<li>stoic endurance</li>
</ul>

<p>Ac can be useful for:</p>

<ul>
	<li>taking on the burdens / negative attention of others</li>
	<li>persevering in a difficult task</li>
</ul>

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<p>Anglo-Saxon rune poem:</p>

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

<blockquote>The oak fattens the flesh of pigs for the children of men.<br>Often it traverses the gannet's bath,<br>and the ocean proves whether the oak keeps faith<br>in honourable fashion.</blockquote>

<p>There is not a known Norwegian rune poem for Ac.</p>

<p>The modern poem for this rune is listed in <a href="./25_ear.html">Ear</a>.</p>