Todesrune

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German

Etymology

Tod (death) +‎ -es- +‎ Rune (rune)

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Noun

Todesrune f (genitive Todesrune, plural Todesrunen)

  1. (chiefly Nazism) The rune (Yr), symbolizing death according to Ariosophy.
    Synonym: Yr-Rune
    Coordinate term: Lebensrune
    • 2003 March 30, Christiane Peitz, “Der Tod und das Männchen”, in Der Tagesspiegel:
      Es handele sich um die auch von den Nazis verwendete Todesrune, oder zumindest um die auf den Kopf gestellte Algiz-Rune, die mit stilisiertem Astwerk oder wahlweise den Hörnern des Elchs das Leben symbolisiert.
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    • 2009 October 30, Hellmuth Vensy, “Die NPD verliert ihren Finanzier Rieger”, in Zeit Online:
      Die Homepage der Nordischen Zeitung zieren eine Todesrune und ein Gedicht in Fraktur: "Besitz stirbt, Sippen sterben / Du selbst stirbst wie sie / eins weiß ich, das ewig lebt / der Toten Totenruhm".
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