Rúnar

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

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• Old Norwegian - Johan Fritzner's Dictionary