rune

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Old Norse rún, which is from Proto-Germanic *rūnō (“letter, literature, secret”), which is borrowed either from Proto-Celtic *rūnā or from the same source as it; compare Dutch rune, German Rune, Raune, Danish rune and Swedish runa. Compare roun. Finnic epic poem Semantic loan from Finnish runo. "code point" Suggested by Ken Thompson for use in Plan 9. === Pronunciation === enPR: ro͞on, IPA(key): /ɹuːn/ Rhymes: -uːn === Noun === rune (plural runes) A letter, or character, used in the written language of various ancient Germanic peoples, especially the Scandinavians and the Anglo-Saxons. A letter from any visually similar script, such as Hungarian runes (the Old Hungarian script) or Turkic runes (the Old Turkic script). A Finnic or Scandinavian epic poem, or a division of one, especially a division of the Kalevala. A letter or mark used as a mystical or magic symbol. A verse or song, especially one with mystical or mysterious overtones; a spell or an incantation. Synonyms: enchantment, hex; see also Thesaurus:magic spell (obsolete) Alternative form of roun (“secret or mystery”). (programming, in the Go programming language) A Unicode code point. ==== Derived terms ==== === Verb === rune (third-person singular simple present runes, present participle runing, simple past and past participle runed) (intransitive, poetic, dated) To compose or perform poetry or songs. ==== Descendants ==== → Mandarin: 盧恩 / 卢恩 (lú'ēn) ==== Translations ==== === References === === Anagrams === Nuer, Uren, neur-, urne == Danish == === Etymology === From Old Danish run, runæ, from Old Norse rún, from Proto-Norse ᚱᚢᚾᛟ (runo, acc.) from Proto-Germanic *rūnō === Noun === rune c (singular definite runen, plural indefinite runer) rune ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== runologi runealfabet runeforsker runeindskrift minderune runedansk runestav runesten === References === “rune” in Den Danske Ordbog “rune” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Rune, from Old Norse rún. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈrynə/ Hyphenation: ru‧ne Rhymes: -ynə === Noun === rune f (plural runen, diminutive runetje n) rune ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === uren urne == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Old Norse rún. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʁyn/ Rhymes: -yn === Noun === rune f (plural runes) rune ==== Derived terms ==== runologie ==== Descendants ==== → Turkish: rün === Further reading === “rune”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈru.ne/ Rhymes: -une Hyphenation: rù‧ne === Noun === rune f plural of runa === Anagrams === Nure, nure, urne == Middle Dutch == === Etymology === From Old Dutch *rūna, from Proto-Germanic *rūnō. === Noun === rune f (rare) secretive whispering ==== Inflection ==== === Further reading === Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “rune (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== rune (AB language, Ormulum, Early Middle English, Shropshire, Worcestershire; West Riding) alternative form of roune (“conversation”) === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== rune (Early Middle English, Worcestershire; West Riding) alternative form of rounen == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Old Norse rún. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /rʉːnə/ Rhymes: -ʉːnə === Noun === rune f or m (definite singular runa or runen, indefinite plural runer, definite plural runene) rune === References === “rune” in The Bokmål Dictionary. === Anagrams === uren == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Alternative forms === (verb): rune, rona, rone === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Danish rune; likely a reanalysis of Old Norse plural rúnir, whence also runer f pl. Doublet of run. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /rʉːnə/ ==== Noun ==== rune f (definite singular runa, indefinite plural runer, definite plural runene) rune (a letter of runic alphabet) Synonym: run ===== Derived terms ===== runestav === Etymology 2 === Related to run (“witchcraft; rune”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /rʊːnə/ ==== Noun ==== rune f (definite singular runa, indefinite plural runer, definite plural runene) an old formula, particularly a verse or a proverb === Etymology 3 === ==== Noun ==== rune (present tense runar, past tense runa, past participle runa, passive infinitive runast, present participle runande, imperative rune/run) to conjure Synonyms: ganda, trylla === References === “rune” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. “Runa” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring == Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈruːne/ Rhymes: -uː.ne === Noun === rūne accusative singular of rūn genitive singular of rūn dative singular of rūn nominative plural of rūn accusative plural of rūn == Serbo-Croatian == === Noun === rune (Cyrillic spelling руне) inflection of runa: genitive singular nominative/accusative/vocative plural