Etymology

runic

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Today it means: Of, pertaining to, or written using runes. Full definition →

English rune ← Old Norse rún ← Proto-Norse ᚱᚢᚾᛟ (runo)
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runic · adjective1

  1. Proto-Celtic*rūnābor.?
  2. Proto-Germanic*rūnō
  3. Proto-Germanic*rūnǭ
  4. Proto-Norseᚱᚢᚾᛟ (runo)
  5. Old Norserún
  6. Englishrune
  7. English todayrunic

From rune + -ic.

Runic · proper noun, adjective2

From rune + -ic, because such languages were written using runes.

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