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Raido

*Raidō "ride, journey" is the reconstructed Proto-Germanic name of the r- rune of the Elder Futhark ᚱ. The name is attested for the same rune in all three rune poems, Old Norwegian Ræið Icelandic Reið, Anglo-Saxon Rad, as well as for the... Wikipedia
Old Icelandic ᚱ Reið er sitjandi sæla ok snúðig ferð ok jórs erfiði. iter ræsir: Riding is of sitting a blessing; and swift journey; and horses toiling
Old Norwegian ᚱ Ræið kveða rossom væsta; Reginn sló sværðet bæzta: Riding is said to be the worst thing for horses; Reginn forged the finest sword
Rune Poem: English Translation