Etymology

runish

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Today it means: Of or relating to runes, runic inscription, or runic language; runic. Full definition →

Middle English runish ← Old English *rūnisc
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runish · adjective1

  1. Old English · inherited from*rūnisc
  2. Middle English · inherited fromrunish
  3. English todayrunish

From Middle English runish, runisch, from Old English *rūnisc, *rȳnisc, rēnisc (“mysterious, mystic”), equivalent to rune + -ish.

runish · adjective2

  1. Middle English · inherited fromrunisch
  2. English todayrunish

From Middle English runisch, a variant (by confusion) of renisch. Also rennish.

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