Icelandic Rune Poem

Ýr er bendr bogi
ok brotgjarnt járn
ok fífu fárbauti.
arcus ynglingr.

Yew

bent bow
and brittle iron
and giant of the arrow.

Norwegian Rune Poem

Ýr er vetrgrønstr viða;
vænt er, er brennr, at sviða.

Yew is the greenest of trees in winter;
it is wont to crackle when it burns.

Anglo-Saxon Rune Poem

Eoh byþ utan unsmeþe treow,
heard hrusan fæst, hyrde fyres,
wyrtrumun underwreþyd, wyn on eþle.

The yew is a tree with rough bark,
hard and fast in the earth, supported by its roots,
a guardian of flame and a joy upon an estate.