runic

See also: Runic and rúnic

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Celtic *rūnābor.?

Proto-Germanic *rūnō

Proto-Germanic *rūnǭ

Proto-Norse ᚱᚢᚾᛟ (runo)

Old Norse rúnbor.

English rune

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Indo-European *-ikos

Proto-Italic *-ikos

Latin -icuslbor.

Old French -iquebor.

Middle English -ik

English -ic

English runic

From rune + -ic.

Pronunciation

• enPR: ro͞onʹik, IPA^(key): /ˈɹuːnɪk/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -uːnɪk

Adjective

runic (not comparable)

1. Of, pertaining to, or written using runes.
2. Of a song or verse, mystically or obscurely expressed.
   • 1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume I, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 164:

     Then flowered the mead, then leafed all
     'Twas caused by the runic lay.

Derived terms

• nonrunic
• pseudorunic
• runically
• runic divination

Translations

of, pertaining to, or written using runes

• Catalan: rúnic
• Czech: runový (cs)
• Finnish: riimu- (fi)
• French: runique (fr)
• German: runisch (de)
• Greek: ρουνικός (el) (rounikós)
• Italian: runico (it)
• Latin: ^{(please verify)} runicus
• Polish: runiczny (pl)
• Portuguese: rúnico (pt)
• Russian: руни́ческий (ru) (runíčeskij)
• Scottish Gaelic: rùnach
• Spanish: rúnico (es)
• Turkish: runik (tr), rünik (tr)
• Volapük: raunik

Anagrams

• incur

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from German runisch or French runique.

Adjective

runic m or n (feminine singular runică, masculine plural runici, feminine/neuter plural runice)

1. runic

Declension

Declension of runic

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	runic		runică	runici	runice
	definite	runicul		runica	runicii	runicele
genitive- dative	indefinite	runic		runice	runici	runice
	definite	runicului		runicei	runicilor	runicelor