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Rune
Rune
(rṳn)
, Noun.
[AS.
rūn
a rune, a secret, a mystery; akin to Icel. rūn
, OHG. & Goth. rūna
a secret, secret colloquy, G. & Dan. rune
rune, and probably to Gr. ἐρευνᾶν
to search for. Cf. Roun
to whisper.] 1.
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.
☞ The Norsemen had a peculiar alphabet, consisting of sixteen letters, or characters, called runes, the origin of which is lost in the remotest antiquity. The signification of the word rune (mystery) seems to allude to the fact that originally only a few were acquainted with the use of these marks, and that they were mostly applied to secret tricks, witchcrafts and enchantments. But the runes were also used in communication by writing.
2.
pl.
Old Norse poetry expressed in runes.
Runes
were upon his tongue,As on the warrior’s sword.
Longfellow.
Rune stone
, a stone bearing a runic inscription.
Definition 2024
Rune
Rune
German
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
Rune f (genitive Rune, plural Runen)
- A letter, or character, belonging to the written language of various ancient Germanic peoples, especially the Scandinavians and the Anglo-Saxons.
Norwegian
Etymology
From Old Norse Rúni. It died out after Middle Ages and was revived in the 19th century.
Proper noun
Rune
- A male given name.
Related terms
References
- Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, ISBN 82-521-4483-7
- Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 19 292 males with the given name Rune living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1960s. Accessed on April 29th, 2011.
Swedish
Etymology
Masculine form of Runa, also from Old Norse Rúni . First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1865.
Proper noun
Rune
- A male given name.
Related terms
- (female given name) Runa
- (surnames) Runesson
References
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, ISBN 91-21-10937-0
- Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, ISBN 9119551622: 34 272 males with the given name Rune living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1920s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
rune
rune
English
Noun
rune (plural runes)
- A letter, or character, belonging to the written language of various ancient Germanic peoples, especially the Scandinavians and the Anglo-Saxons.
- A Finnish or Scandinavian epic poem, or a division of one, especially a division of the Kalevala.
- A letter or mark used as mystical or magic symbol.
- A verse or song, especially one with mystical or mysterious overtones; a spell or an incantation.
- 1891, Mary Noailles Murfree, In the "Stranger People's" Country, Nebraska 2005, page 15:
- the fiddle sang and sang as ceaselessly as the chanting cicada without, and the frogs intoning their sylvan runes by the waterside.
- 1891, Mary Noailles Murfree, In the "Stranger People's" Country, Nebraska 2005, page 15:
- (obsolete) A roun (secret or mystery).
Derived terms
Derived terms
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Translations
letter or character
Anagrams
Danish
Noun
rune c (singular definite runen, plural indefinite runer)
Declension
Inflection of rune
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | rune | runen | runer | runerne |
| genitive | runes | runens | runers | runernes |
References
- “rune” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrynə/
- Hyphenation: ru‧ne
Noun
rune f (plural runen, diminutive runetje n)
Anagrams
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rʉːnə/
- Rhymes: -ʉːnə
Noun
rune
Inflection
Inflection of rune
Anagrams
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rʉːnə/
- Rhymes: -ʉːnə
Noun
rune
Inflection
Inflection of rune