Upright meaning
Ancestral land and inheritance. Home, roots and the things of lasting value that you carry and pass on.
Reversed (merkstave)
Tied down by the past, or cut off from your roots. Keep what nourishes you and leave what only weighs you down.
A question to sit with
What have you inherited that you want to keep, and what do you want to put down?
Its ætt
Othala belongs to Tyr's ætt, the runes of people, honour and what you inherit and pass on.