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Attested
Found in inscriptions or medieval manuscripts.
Jēra is the twelfth rune of the Elder Futhark and writes the sound /j/, like the "y" in "year."
The Old English poem calls this rune gēr and describes summer, a joy when God lets the earth bear bright fruit for rich and poor alike. The Norwegian and Icelandic poems call it ár, plenty or a good year, a blessing to people.
Reconstructed
Scholarly reconstruction from linguistic evidence.
The Proto-Germanic name is reconstructed as *jēra, "year" or "good harvest."
In practice today
How people use this rune now, in divination, magic, and devotion. Valid in its own right, and labeled modern so it isn’t mistaken for history.
In Ralph Blum's modern divination system, this rune (spelled Jera) is read as harvest.
Practice today: wyrd, galdr, and other old words people use when working with the runes now.