# Ac

Traditional meaning: oak

Meanings when upright:

- target of hatred or fear
- you must stand strong
- stoic endurance

Ac can be useful for:

- taking on the burdens / negative attention of others
- persevering in a difficult task

Anglo-Saxon rune poem:

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

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

There is not a known Norwegian rune poem for Ac.

The modern poem for this rune is listed in Ear.