Meanings
nounrunecraft (uncountable)
- uncountableKnowledge of, or skill in, the use of runes for esoteric and magical purposes.
They were the keepers of starcraft, runecraft, lorecraft and wortcraft and they guided many through the darkness of the future and healed bodies and minds.
1994, Tony Linsell, Anglo-Saxon Mythology, Migration & Magic, →ISBN, page 16
Origin
- Proto-Celtic*rūnābor.?
- Proto-Germanic*rūnō
- Proto-Germanic*rūnǭ
- Proto-Norseᚱᚢᚾᛟ (runo)
- Old Norserún
- Englishrune
- Proto-Germanic*krafjaną
- Proto-Germanic*kraftuz
- Proto-West Germanic*kraftu
- Old Englishcræft
- Englishrunecraft
From rune + -craft. Compare Old English rūncræftiġ (“skilled in deciphering runes”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Swedish runkunskap, runkunskap
- runkunskapskill in deciphering runic characters
- runkunskapknowledge of the use of runes for esoteric and magical purposes
Cite this entry
APA
runecraft. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/runecraft
MLA
“runecraft.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/runecraft. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “runecraft,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/runecraft.
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