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English
Etymology
rune + -ic, because such languages were written using runes.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Runic
- (nonstandard, lax) Any of the ancient Germanic languages which were written using runes.
1831, Thomas Carlyle, “Symbols”, in Sartor Resartus: The Life and Opinions of Herr Teufelsdröckh. , London: Chapman and Hall, , →OCLC, book third, page 155: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.
Adjective
Runic
- Alternative letter-case form of runic
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