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Meaning of 'rune' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Rune [ n.]
- A letter, or character, belonging to the written language of the ancient Norsemen, or Scandinavians; in a wider sense, applied to the letters of the ancient nations of Northern Europe in general.
- Old Norse poetry expressed in runes.

Meaning of 'rune' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . rune [ n]
Meaning (1):
- any character from an ancient Germanic alphabet used in Scandinavia from the 3rd century to the Middle Ages
Example in sentence:
  • each rune had its own magical significance

Nearby Words:

run runagate runaway runcation runch runcinate rundel rundle rundlet runer

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