Upright meaning
The sore that will not close until it is tended. Something hurts because it is asking for attention. Clean it out and it can finally heal.
Reversed (merkstave)
An old wound is being picked at, or hidden and left to fester. It is time to treat it rather than cover it.
A question to sit with
What small hurt has been asking you to look at it?
Its ætt
Kaun belongs to Freyr's ætt, the runes of beginnings, resources and the material world.