RUNE


Meaning of RUNE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈrün ]

noun

Etymology: Old Norse & Old English rūn mystery, runic character, writing; akin to Old High German rūna secret discussion, Old Irish rún mystery

Date: 1690

1. : any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3d to the 13th centuries

2. : mystery , magic

3.

[Finnish runo, of Germanic origin; akin to Old Norse rūn ]

a. : a Finnish or Old Norse poem

b. : poem , song

• ru·nic ˈrü-nik adjective

[

rune 1: Anglo-Saxon runic alphabet

]

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.