n.
Pronunciation: ' rün
Function: noun
Etymology: Old Norse & Old English r ū n mystery, runic character, writing; akin to Old High German r ū na 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 r ū n ] a : a Finnish or Old Norse poem b : POEM , SONG
– ru · nic \ ' rü-nik \ adjective
rune 1: Anglo-Saxon runic alphabet