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How to pronounce rune in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms runic letter
Type of character, graph, grapheme, graphic symbol
Has types thorn
Derivation runic


each rune had its own magical significance.

Examples of rune

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An asterisk before the rune names means that they are unattested reconstructions.
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Some rune stones depict what appears to be armour which is likely not chain mail.
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This rune was inscribed on more Anglo-Saxon cremation urns than any other symbol.
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Most of them seem to be Gothic forms of names also appearing in the rune poems.
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Edward Larsson's rune cipher resembling that found on the Kensington Runestone.
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Federal Reserve rune reading is serious business for a lot of big name investors.
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In City of Fallen Angels he is awoken, and uses a rune put on Jace to control him.
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Rune, an accountant at Hyundai, opted for surgery, chemotherapy and radiation.
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The asterisk before the rune names means that they are unattested reconstructions.
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  • (runic) relating to or consisting of runes; "runic inscription"
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  • (Runes) a set of symbols that are used for divination and magickal purposes. Runes from different origins have different symbols and meanings.