adj
Meaning 1
Alternative letter-case form of runic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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Standard Lemma guide
Runic
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Sound
Pronunciation
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rhymes with -uːnɪk
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ro͞onʹik
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/ˈɹuːnɪk/
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adj
Meaning 2
Of, pertaining to, or written using runes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Meaning 3
Of a song or verse, mystically or obscurely expressed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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name
Meaning 4
Any of the ancient Germanic languages which were written using runes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: nonstandard
Qualifier: lax
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adjective
Meaning 5
relating to or consisting of runes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- runic inscription
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History
Etymology
From rune + -ic, because such languages were written using runes.
Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *rūnābor.? Proto-Germanic *rūnō Proto-Germanic *rūnǭ Proto-Norse ᚱᚢᚾᛟ (runo) Old Norse rúnbor. English rune Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English runic From rune + -ic.
Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: rúnic — of, pertaining to, or written using runes
- Czech: runový — of, pertaining to, or written using runes
- Finnish: riimu- — of, pertaining to, or written using runes
- French: runique — of, pertaining to, or written using runes
- German: runisch — of, pertaining to, or written using runes
- Greek: ρουνικός (rounikós) — of, pertaining to, or written using runes
- Italian: runico — of, pertaining to, or written using runes
- Polish: runiczny — of, pertaining to, or written using runes
- Portuguese: rúnico — of, pertaining to, or written using runes
- Russian: руни́ческий (runíčeskij) — of, pertaining to, or written using runes
- Scottish Gaelic: rùnach — of, pertaining to, or written using runes
- Spanish: rúnico — of, pertaining to, or written using runes
- Turkish: runik — of, pertaining to, or written using runes
- Turkish: rünik — of, pertaining to, or written using runes
- Volapük: raunik — of, pertaining to, or written using runes
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