All of the Runes have an image, or symbol, that sets the train of recollection, ideology, and meaning in motion. This image isn't the 'meaning' of the rune, it is the picture that sparks off of the meaning and gives it form and reality.

The prompt-symbol for Feoh is cattle. Cattle, in an age that uses barter as the main basis of trade and has little reliance on coinage, are synonymous with wealth. Each cow is a unit for barter and having large herds is like a savings account for security and importance. Feoh, in the modern age, then comes to stand for material possessions and comfort.

Secondarily, the image of domestic cattle has a meaning of giving up your freedom for comfort; cows have become, through domestication, dependent on the care of humans.

Feoh, while predicting material comfort, warns against dependence on possessions.