rune
rune Lexical Profile
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• noun
A letter of an ancient Germanic alphabet, related to the Roman alphabet and used especially in Scandinavia and Britain prior to the adoption of the Latin script.
"Archaeologists discovered a stone monument carved with ancient runes near the coastal village."
A small stone, tile, or piece of wood bearing a runic symbol or similar mark, used in divination or magic.
"The fortune-teller cast the wooden runes onto the cloth to interpret the visitor's future."
A traditional Finnish or Estonian folksong, epic poem, or magical incantation.
"The Kalevala was compiled from traditional oral runes collected across Karelia and Finland."
• Rhymes for rune
Word Origin & Etymology
From Old Norse rún and Old English rūn, meaning 'a secret, mystery, or whisper,' later revived in the 17th century to refer specifically to the characters of the ancient Germanic alphabet.