Wyn is the rune of the tribal banner and the rune of Joy, as can be seen in the Anglo-Saxon rune poem;
Ƿenne bruceþ, þe can ƿeana lyt
sares and sorge and him sylfa hæf
blæd and blysse and eac byrga geniht.
Who uses it knows no pain,
sorrow nor anxiety, and he himself has
prosperity and bliss, and also enough shelter
From the root Wyn, we find the following words-
Wyn – joy, pleasure
Wine – friend; Wini (German) beloved.
Wun – Wunno – (High German) Joy, luck, lust
Wonne (German) bliss;
Won – victory, to win.
The root *wen means 'hope' whilst *wansk means 'to wish'. Wunsc-Frea is Woden is his role as the Wish Lord.
Ƿenne bruceþ, þe can ƿeana lyt
sares and sorge and him sylfa hæf
blæd and blysse and eac byrga geniht.
Who uses it knows no pain,
sorrow nor anxiety, and he himself has
prosperity and bliss, and also enough shelter
From the root Wyn, we find the following words-
Wyn – joy, pleasure
Wine – friend; Wini (German) beloved.
Wun – Wunno – (High German) Joy, luck, lust
Wonne (German) bliss;
Won – victory, to win.
The root *wen means 'hope' whilst *wansk means 'to wish'. Wunsc-Frea is Woden is his role as the Wish Lord.