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Attested
Found in inscriptions or medieval manuscripts.
Naudiz is the tenth rune of the Elder Futhark and writes the sound /n/.
All three rune poems name this rune for need or hardship: nȳd in Old English and nauðr in Norwegian and Icelandic. The Old English poem says hardship weighs on the heart but can bring help to those who heed it in time. The Norwegian poem says it leaves little choice, and the Icelandic poem calls it a bondmaid's grief and grinding labor.
Reconstructed
Scholarly reconstruction from linguistic evidence.
The Proto-Germanic name is reconstructed as *naudiz, "need" or "affliction."
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 Nauthiz) is read as constraint.
Practice today: wyrd, galdr, and other old words people use when working with the runes now.