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Word: Rune
Speech Type: Noun
Old English rūn ‘a secret, mystery, runic letter, writing, counsel’, of Germanic origin; not recorded between Middle English and the late 17th century, when it was reintroduced under the influence of Old Norse rún ‘runic letter’. rune (sense 2 of the noun) is partly after Finnish runo ‘poem, song of the Kalevala’
ruːn
a letter of an ancient Germanic alphabet, related to the Roman alphabet
Short Definition:letter of ancient Germanic alphabet
Examples:- long ago, a rune had been carved in the centre of the stone
- the pommel and guard are embellished with runes
a section of the Kalevala or of an ancient Scandinavian poem.
Short Definition:section of Kalevala or of ancient Scandinavian poem
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