rune poem
rune poem noun: a poem with separate stanzas explaining the meaning of each rune in the futhorc or futhark.
Noun
rune poem (plural rune poems)
- A poem with separate stanzas explaining the meaning of each rune in the futhorc or futhark.
- The Rune poem says that Ing was first known among the East-danes, and that he was so named by the Heardings.1849, John Mitchell Kemble, The Saxons in England: A History of the English Commonwealth Till the Period of the Norman Conquest, volume II, page 62
- The "Old English Rune Poem" contains a futhorc of twenty-eight staves.1989, Edred Thorsson, A Handbook of Esoteric Runology, page 23
Forms of rune poem
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Questions about rune poem
- What does rune poem mean?
- Rune poem means a poem with separate stanzas explaining the meaning of each rune in the futhorc or futhark.
- What part of speech is rune poem?
- Rune poem is a noun.
- What is the plural of rune poem?
- The plural of rune poem is rune poems.
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