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runecraft

runecraft noun: knowledge of runes; skill in deciphering runic characters.

Noun

runecraft (uncountable)

  1. Knowledge of runes; skill in deciphering runic characters.
  2. Knowledge of, or skill in, the use of runes for esoteric and magical purposes.
    • They were the keepers of starcraft, runecraft, lorecraft and wortcraft and they guided many through the darkness of the future and healed bodies and minds.1994, Tony Linsell, Anglo-Saxon Mythology, Migration & Magic, →ISBN, page 16

Origin of runecraft

From rune + -craft. Compare Old English rūncræftiġ (“skilled in deciphering runes”).

Questions about runecraft

What does runecraft mean?
Runecraft means knowledge of runes; skill in deciphering runic characters.
What part of speech is runecraft?
Runecraft is a noun.

Words near runecraft in the dictionary

  1. runecaster
  2. runecasters
  3. runecasting
  4. runecastings
  5. runecasts
  6. runecraft
  7. runed
  8. runeless
  9. runelike
  10. runelore
  11. runemaster

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