runic

adj — 2 senses

runic

adj

/ˈɹuːnɪk/

Etymology From rune + -ic.

1

Of, pertaining to, or written using runes.

2

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:
Derived terms
nonrunic, pseudorunic, runically, runic divination

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