wrote many mournful runes after her lover's untimely death
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Decoding runes Archaeologists have found runic inscriptions on various objects, including a bone comb and an iron knife, in addition to rune stones, which had various uses.—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 22 Feb. 2025 The discovery that the final rune, F, was marked out with puncts, or dots, to either side, indicating it could be understood as the name of the F-rune itself ‘feoh’ [wealth or property] unlocked the new translation.—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2025 Evidence of runic writing exists from the Roman Iron Age and the Viking era, but researchers have puzzled for years over exactly when runes originated.—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 23 Feb. 2025 One relic makes your attacks inflict scarlet rot; another boosts rune acquisition for you and your allies; another adds a few points to your strength.—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rune
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Old Norse & Old English rūn mystery, runic character, writing; akin to Old High German rūna secret discussion, Old Irish rún mystery
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