runic
/ˈɹuːnɪk/
runic adjective: of, pertaining to, or written using runes.
Adjective (1)
runic (not comparable)
- Of, pertaining to, or written using runes.
- Of a song or verse, mystically or obscurely expressed.
- Then flowered the mead, then leafed all
'Twas caused by the runic lay.1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume I, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 164
- Then flowered the mead, then leafed all
Proper noun capitalized: Runic
Runic
- Any of the ancient Germanic languages which were written using runes.
- So likewise a day comes when the Runic Thor, with his Eddas, must withdraw into dimness; and many an African Mumbo-Jumbo and Indian Pawpaw be utterly abolished.1831, Thomas Carlyle, “Symbols”, in Sartor Resartus: The Life and Opinions of Herr Teufelsdröckh. […], London: Chapman and Hall, […], →OCLC, 3rd book, page 155
Adjective (2) capitalized: Runic
Runic
- Alternative letter-case form of runic.
Origin of runic
From rune + -ic.
From rune + -ic, because such languages were written using runes.
Words formed from runic
Words that rhyme with runic
Questions about runic
- What does runic mean?
- Runic means of, pertaining to, or written using runes.
- What part of speech is runic?
- Runic can be an adjective or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce runic?
- Runic is pronounced /ˈɹuːnɪk/.
Words near runic in the dictionary
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