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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024rune1 (ro̅o̅n),USA pronunciation n. - Linguisticsany of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, esp. of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- something written or inscribed in such characters.
- an aphorism, poem, or saying with mystical meaning or for use in casting a spell.
- Old Norse rūn a secret, writing, runic character; cognate with Old English rūn (Middle English rune, obsolete English roun). See round2
- 1675–85
- Slang Termsa poem, song, or verse.
- Scandinavian. See rune1
- Finnish runo poem, canto
- 1865–70
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: rune /ruːn/ n - any of the characters of an ancient Germanic alphabet, derived from the Roman alphabet, in use, esp in Scandinavia, from the 3rd century ad to the end of the Middle Ages. Each character was believed to have a magical significance
- any obscure piece of writing using mysterious symbols
- a kind of Finnish poem or a stanza in such a poem
Etymology: Old English rūn, from Old Norse rūn secret; related to Old Saxon, Old High German, Gothic runaˈrunic adj |