Definition of 'runic'
1. of, consisting of, characterized by, or set down in runes. 2. like runes in decorative interlaced effect, as knots and other figures on monuments, etc.
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adjective. consisting of or set down in runes: rune: runic inscriptions. having some secret or mysterious meaning: runic rhyme.
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A rune is a letter in a set of related alphabets known as runic alphabets native to the Germanic peoples. Runes were used to write Germanic languages before they adopted the Latin alphabet, and for specialised purposes thereafter. Wikipedia
Child systems: Elder Futhark, Younger Futhark, Anglo-Saxon futhorc
Direction: Left-to-right, boustrophedon
ISO 15924: Runr (211), Runic
Languages: Germanic languages
Parent systems: Egyptian hieroglyphs > Proto-Sinaitic > Phoenician > Greek alphabet > Old Italic (possibly) > Runic
Unicode range: U+16A0–U+16FF
RUNIC meaning: 1. relating to runes (= magic marks or letters, especially the letters of an ancient alphabet cut…. Learn more.
Runes were the symbols used by Germanic people for writing in the Middle Ages. In those days, writing was rare, and people tended to look at it is as magical ...