Definitions and meaning of rune
rune
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Norse rún, which is from Proto-Germanic *rūnō (“letter, literature, secret”), which is borrowed either from Proto-Celtic *rūnā or from the same source as it; compare Dutch rune, German Rune, Raune, Danish rune and Swedish runa. Compare roun.
Pronunciation
- enPR: ro͞on, IPA(key): /ɹuːn/
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- Rhymes: -uːn
Noun
rune (plural runes)
- A letter, or character, used in the written language of various ancient Germanic peoples, especially the Scandinavians and the Anglo-Saxons.
- A Finnic or Scandinavian epic poem, or a division of one, especially a division of the Kalevala.
- A letter or mark used as a mystical or magic symbol.
- A verse or song, especially one with mystical or mysterious overtones; a spell or an incantation.
- 1895, Louis Wain, "Owls" (in Illustrated London News summer number 1895, page 28)
- Where the daylight peeps thro' like the glint of the Moon, / And the branches are rustling a murmurous rune, / The Owls sit in council like prophets of Fate, / Discussing grave questions of Kingdom and State.
- (obsolete) Alternative form of roun (“secret or mystery”).
- (programming, in the Go programming language) A Unicode code point.
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Mandarin: 盧恩 / 卢恩 (lú'ēn)
Translations
Anagrams
Danish
Noun
rune c (singular definite runen, plural indefinite runer)
- rune
Declension
References
- “rune” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from German Rune, from Old Norse rún.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrynə/
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- Hyphenation: ru‧ne
- Rhymes: -ynə
Noun
rune f (plural runen, diminutive runetje n)
- rune
Derived terms
Anagrams
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Norse rún.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁyn/
- Rhymes: -yn
Noun
rune f (plural runes)
- rune
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- “rune”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈru.ne/
- Rhymes: -une
- Hyphenation: rù‧ne
Noun
rune f
- plural of runa
Anagrams
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *rūna, from Proto-Germanic *rūnō.
Noun
rune f
- (rare) secretive whispering
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Further reading
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “rune (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse rún.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rʉːnə/
- Rhymes: -ʉːnə
Noun
rune f or m (definite singular runa or runen, indefinite plural runer, definite plural runene)
- rune
References
- “rune” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Anagrams
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Danish rune; likely a reanalysis of Old Norse plural rúnir, whence also runer f pl. Doublet of run.
Pronunciation
Noun
rune f (definite singular runa, indefinite plural runer, definite plural runene)
- rune (a letter of runic alphabet)
- Synonym: run
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Related to run (“witchcraft; rune”).
Pronunciation
Noun
rune f (definite singular runa, indefinite plural runer, definite plural runene)
- an old formula, particularly a verse or a proverb
References
- “rune” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English
Pronunciation
Noun
rūne
- accusative singular of rūn
- genitive singular of rūn
- dative singular of rūn
- nominative plural of rūn
- accusative plural of rūn
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
rune (Cyrillic spelling руне)
- inflection of runa:
- genitive singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural
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