Meaning: Its source is an Old English expression meaning "The harvest."

Languages: This girl's name is used in English.

Narrative: Jera is the name given to the forth rune in the Heimdall (or Hagal) Aettir (family) of the Anglo-Saxon runes. The rune is also known as Ger in the Germanic of Elder Futhark (alphabet). The traditional interpretation of the rune is 'The Harvest' or 'Fertile Season'.

It is also associated with the cycle of one complete year. Jera's associated god is Saga, goddess of harvest and household pleasures. She drinks wine with Odin (the rune discoverer) everyday. Sometimes Jera is also associated with the goddess Sif, Thor's wife.

In most modern interpretation (where the Aettir are ignored and the runes are of one family with the addition of the blank rune Odin), Jera falls at the central pivotal position of number 13 of the 25 runes.

Thirteen is often revered by pagans as the number of good fortune. Because of this Jera has taken on new meaning in modern interpretation to be the rune of happiness and luck.