noun Download 🔗Share A letter, or character, belonging to the written language of various ancient Germanic peoples, especially the Scandinavians and the Anglo-Saxons. Examples : "The professor showed the class a few runic runes from an old Anglo-Saxon manuscript. " writing language history culture archaeology sign Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A Finnish or Scandinavian epic poem, or a division of one, especially a division of the Kalevala. Examples : "In Finnish literature class, we are studying the different runes that make up the epic poem, Kalevala. " literature mythology culture story Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A letter or mark used as mystical or magic symbol. Examples : "The old book described how to draw a specific rune to protect your home from bad luck. " mythology religion language writing culture mark supernatural history Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A verse or song, especially one with mystical or mysterious overtones; a spell or an incantation. Examples : "The old woman chanted a strange rune over the sick child, hoping to bring back his health. " mythology religion literature curse supernatural writing language Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A roun (secret or mystery). Examples : "The archaeologist believed the ancient rune carved into the stone held a secret about the civilization's disappearance. " mythology culture writing sign history Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share In the Go programming language, a Unicode code point. Examples : "In Go, you can use a `rune` to represent individual characters from any language, like the Japanese character '猫' (cat). " computing technology language technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
