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(sometimes paganism) A division of the runic alphabet containing eight runes.
adj
Of or pertaining to the cryptic crossword style used by "Araucaria" (John Galbraith Graham); focused on humour and lateral thinking rather than strict grammaticality.
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(writing) A type of ligature formed by two or more runes; most commonly with two or three runes sharing one or more common vertical strokes, or with several runes arranged vertically with their vertical strokes joined end-to-end.
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Alternative spelling of bind rune [(writing) A type of ligature formed by two or more runes; most commonly with two or three runes sharing one or more common vertical strokes, or with several runes arranged vertically with their vertical strokes joined end-to-end.]
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a duet.
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A runestone, located within the Gardberg site near Fagernes, Norway, which bears an Elder Futhark Runic inscription in Proto-Norse that has been dated to the 4th century.
adj
(poetry) Resembling or characteristic of haiku; haikulike.
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Incomprehensible writing; moonrunes.
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The set of incised ancient Chinese characters found on oracle bones used in divination during Bronze Age China.
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A flat talisman, almost always disk-shaped, made of parchment, sheet metal, or other substance, marked with a magic symbol or symbols, used in magical evocation.
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Resembling or characteristic of Ezra Pound (1885–1972), American modernist poet involved in developing imagism.
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Resembling or characteristic of rhyme.
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used in unique spellings of company brand names
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(obsolete) A mysterious or sacred writing, rune.
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(obsolete) A roun (secret or mystery).
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A poem with separate stanzas explaining the meaning of each rune in the futhorc or futhark.
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A person skilled in carving or cutting runes.
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A person who uses runes for divinatory or esoteric purposes; one who practises runecasting.
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(uncountable) The act of scattering stones, tablets, etc., each marked with a rune on one side, for the purposes of foretelling the future, determining a course of action, etc.
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Knowledge of runes; skill in deciphering runic characters.
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(fantasy, paganism) The study of runes, typically for magical or religious purposes.
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One who has mastered the use of runes for magical, divinatory, or other esoteric uses.
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A bard, or learned man, among the ancient Goths.
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Alternative form of runestave [A runic letter or character.]
n
A runic letter or character.
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A person well versed in runelore; an expert at runes; a user of runes for esoteric purposes.
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The use of runes for esoteric purposes.
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(nonstandard, lax) Any of the ancient Germanic languages which were written using runes.
adj
Resembling, or in the form of, runes.
adj
Of or relating to runes, runic inscription, or runic language; runic.
n
The academic study of Runic alphabets and inscriptions and their history.
adj
Relating to occult or magical sigils.
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a sonnet.
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Resembling or characteristic of a stanza.
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A sign, symbol or sigil, including rune or rune-like characters, used in Icelandic magic.
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a vocoder.
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