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- Dictionaryrune/ruːn/
noun
- 1. a letter of an ancient Germanic alphabet, related to the Roman alphabet: "long ago, a rune had been carved in the centre of the stone"
- 2. a section of the Kalevala or of an ancient Scandinavian poem.
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A rune is any of the characters of an alphabet used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries. It can also mean mystery, magic, or a poem in Finnish or Old Norse.
A rune is a letter of an ancient alphabet with a secret or magic meaning, or a similar mark. Learn how to use the word rune in sentences and see its translations in different languages.
Rune is a letter in a set of related alphabets native to the Germanic peoples, derived from the Phoenician alphabet. Learn about the origin, development, and variations of runic scripts, such as Elder Futhark, Younger Futhark, and Anglo-Saxon Futhorc.
A rune is a character of an ancient alphabet, especially of the Germanic languages, or a poem or verse with mystical meaning. Learn about the origin, history, and examples of runes from various sources.
A rune is a letter of an ancient alphabet or a mark with a secret or magic meaning. Learn how to pronounce rune, see examples of its usage and find translations in different languages.
A rune is a symbol that has a mysterious or magic meaning, or one of the letters in an ancient alphabet used in northern Europe. Learn more about the origin, usage and examples of runes from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
Learn about rune, an early Germanic writing system derived from the Etruscan alphabet and used by various peoples in northern Europe and Britain. Explore the history, varieties, and examples of runic writing and its cultural significance.
