runesmith

R1U1N1E1S1M3I1T1H4

noun

One who carves runes.

Similar
runecarverrunemaster
OriginEnglish smith ← Middle English smyth ← Old English smiþ →
Scrabble 14
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounrunesmith (plural runesmiths)

plural runesmiths

  1. One who carves runes.

    Synonyms: runecarver, runemaster

Synonyms & antonyms

nounOne who carves runes.

Similar
runecarverrunemaster
Also see
runer

Origin

  1. Proto-Celtic*rūnābor.?
  2. Proto-Germanic*rūnō
  3. Proto-Germanic*rūnǭ
  4. Proto-Norseᚱᚢᚾᛟ (runo)
  5. Old Norserún
  6. Englishrune
  7. Proto-Germanic*smiþaz
  8. Proto-West Germanic*smiþ
  9. Old Englishsmiþ
  10. Middle Englishsmyth
  11. Englishsmith
  12. Englishrunesmith

From rune + smith.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Swedish runristare
  • runristareone who carves runes
Cite this entry
APA

runesmith. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/runesmith

MLA

“runesmith.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/runesmith. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “runesmith,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/runesmith.

Source: runesmith on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.