Rúnar

Old Icelandic Dictionary - rúnar

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "rúnar" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

rúnar Old Icelandic word can mean:

rúnar
f. pl.
rúnar
1) secret, hidden lore, wisdom;
rúnar
of ~ heyrða ek dœma, I heard them talk of mysteries;
rúnar
jötna ~, the mysteries of the giants;
rúnar
2) written characters, runes;
rúnar
rísta ~, to engrave runes (réð ek þær ~, er reist þín systir);
rúnar
rísta ~ á kefli, to cut runes on a stick;
rúnar
3) magical characters or signs (hann tók við horninu ok reist á ~ ok reið á blóðinu).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᚢᚾᛅᚱ

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
pl.
plural.

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