rune

1. 1.

   any character from an ancient Germanic alphabet used in Scandinavia from the 3rd century to the Middle Ages

   “each rune had its own magical significance”

   Synonymsrunic letter

   Broadercharacter

   Narrowerthorn

Other forms of rune

plural

runes·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about rune

What does rune mean?

rune means "any character from an ancient Germanic alphabet used in Scandinavia from the 3rd century to the Middle Ages".

How many syllables are in rune?

rune has 1 syllable: rune. In IPA it is /ˈɹun/.

What is another word for rune?

Close synonyms include runic letter. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is rune a common word?

rune is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.