 The "Tir" rune appears to have adopted the Scandinavian form ("Týr", the Anglo-Saxon cognate being "Tiƿ").However, "tīr" exists as a noun in Old English, with a meaning of "glory, fame honour".Perhaps involving the original meaning of Tiƿ, the god associated with fame and honour; also interpreted as "a constellation", "lodestar" because of the stanza's emphasis on "fixedness".