runologist

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noun

One who studies runology.

OriginEnglish runology ← Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) ← Proto-Hellenic *lógos →
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Meanings

nounrunologist (plural runologists)

plural runologists

  1. One who studies runology.

    I drove on, wondering how runologists of the future would account for that isolated glyph.

    1982, Ralph Blum, The Book of Runes, New York: St. Martin's Press, page 38

Origin

  1. Proto-Celtic*rūnābor.?
  2. Proto-Germanic*rūnō
  3. Proto-Germanic*rūnǭ
  4. Proto-Norseᚱᚢᚾᛟ (runo)
  5. Old Norserún
  6. Englishrune
  7. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  9. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  10. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  11. Englishrunology
  12. Englishrunologist

From runology + -ist.

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APA

runologist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/runologist

MLA

“runologist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/runologist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “runologist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/runologist.

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