- rune
- [[t]ru͟ːn[/t]]
runesN-COUNTRunes are letters from an alphabet that was used by people in Northern Europe in former times. They were carved on wood or stone and were believed to have magical powers.
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rune — rune … Dictionnaire des rimes
Rune RK — Birth name Rune Reilly Kølsch Also known as Rune, Heavy Rock Born 1979 (age 31–32) Origin Copenhagen, Denmark Genres … Wikipedia
rune — [ ryn ] n. f. • 1653; norv. rune, et suéd. runa; got. runa « secret; écriture secrète » ♦ Didact. Caractère de l ancien alphabet des langues germaniques orientales (gotique) et septentrionales (nordique ou norrois). Les runes nous sont connues… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Rune — (r[udd]n), n. [AS. r[=u]n a rune, a secret, a mystery; akin to Icel. r[=u]n, OHG. & Goth. r[=u]na a secret, secret colloquy, G. & Dan. rune rune, and probably to Gr. ereyna^n to search for. Cf. {Roun} to whisper.] 1. A letter, or character,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rune — RÚNE s.f. pl. Caractere grafice ale celor mai vechi alfabete germanice. – Din germ. Runen, fr. runes. Trimis de LauraGellner, 12.11.2007. Sursa: DEX 98 rúne s. f. pl. Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic … Dicționar Român
Rune — Sf erw. fach. (17. Jh., runisch runa 6. Jh.) Entlehnung. Als Bezeichnung der alten germanischen Schriftzeichen wiederbelebt aus anord. rún, ae. rūn Rune . Dieses wird üblicherweise verknüpft mit einem Wort für Geheimnis, Geraune (raunen). Sicher… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
rune — O.E. run, rune secret, mystery, dark mysterious statement, also a runic letter, from P.Gmc. *runo (Cf. O.N. run a secret, magic sign, runic character, O.H.G. runa a secret conversation, whisper, Goth. runa), from PIE *ru no , source of technical… … Etymology dictionary
rune — rȗne ž mn DEFINICIJA znakovno pismo (nastalo poč. nove ere) isprva starih Germana, potom osobito Skandinavaca, sačuvano u natpisima na kamenim pločama i predmetima od drugog materijala ETIMOLOGIJA njem. Rune ← germ. runa: tajna ≃ skand. raunen … Hrvatski jezični portal
rune — rune; rune·staff; … English syllables
Rune — Rune: Mhd. rūne, ahd. rūna »Geheimnis; geheime Beratung; Geflüster«, got. rūna »Geheimnis; ‹geheimer› Ratschluss«, aengl. rūn »Geheimnis; Beratung; Runenzeichen«, aisl. rūn »Geheimnis; Zauberzeichen; Runenzeichen« beruhen auf germ. *rūnō… … Das Herkunftswörterbuch
rune — [ro͞on] n. [ME roun < OE run, secret, mystery, runic character; readopted in the 17th c. in form of ON rūn: both < IE echoic base * reu , hoarse sound, roar, grumble > Welsh rhin, secret, L raucus, hoarse; in RUNE sense 3a < Finn runo … English World dictionary
