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runemistress

runemistress noun: a female runemaster.

Noun

runemistress (plural runemistresses)

  1. A female runemaster.
    • By using the runes now, we can hear the runemasters and runemistresses of old speaking directly to us.1992, Nigel Pennick, Secrets of the Runes: Discover the Magic of the Ancient Runic Alphabet, Thorsons, published 1998, →ISBN, page 213
    • A piece of a loom found in Germany was incised, "Blithgund wrote these runes". This was a standard formula for runemasters and runemistresses.1997, Sheena McGrath, Asyniur: Women’s Mysteries in the Northern Tradition, Chieveley, Berks: Capall Bann Publishing, →ISBN, page 145

Examples of runemistress in a sentence

  • It was customary for runemasters and runemistresses to wear red trousers or skirts.1997, Joyce C. Gibb, “Runic Knowing: Revisioning the Oracle”, in Tobin Hart, Peter L. Nelson, Kaisa Puhakka, editors, Spiritual Knowing...
  • Runes were still cast for divination by tribes and individuals until the eleventh century and the last true runemasters and runemistresses did not die out until about three hundred years ago.1998, Cassandra Eason, The Complete Book of Divination: How to Use the Most Popular Methods of Fortune Telling, Judy Piatkus, →ISBN, page...

Forms of runemistress

pluralrunemistresses

Origin of runemistress

From rune + mistress.

Questions about runemistress

What does runemistress mean?
Runemistress means a female runemaster.
How do you use runemistress in a sentence?
It was customary for runemasters and runemistresses to wear red trousers or skirts.
What part of speech is runemistress?
Runemistress is a noun.
What is the plural of runemistress?
The plural of runemistress is runemistresses.

Words near runemistress in the dictionary

  1. runeless
  2. runelike
  3. runelore
  4. runemaster
  5. runemasters
  6. runemistress
  7. runemistresses
  8. runer
  9. runers
  10. runes
  11. RuneScaper

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