runic

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈɹuːnɪk/

adj

Etymology: 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.

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.”

name

Etymology: From rune + -ic, because such languages were written using runes.

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.”