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Rune   /run/   Listen
Rune

noun
1.
Any character from an ancient Germanic alphabet used in Scandinavia from the 3rd century to the Middle Ages.  Synonym: runic letter.





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"Rune" Quotes from Famous Books



... of the poem, wonderfully correct and conscientious as a translation, is inferior in poetical merit to that of Stephens, who, as we see, instead of choosing modern words, is careful to retain many of the picturesque old rune equivalents. This we perceive at once if we compare Stephens' four lines, beginning "Christ was on ...
— Studies from Court and Cloister • J.M. Stone


Words linked to "Rune" :   grapheme, character, thorn, graphic symbol, runic


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