𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌰

Gothic

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *rūnō. Cognate with Old English rūn (English roun, rune), Old Saxon rūna, Old High German rūna (German Raun), Old Norse rún.

Noun

𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌰 • (rūna) f

1. secret, mystery
   • Gothic Bible, 1 Corinthians 13:2:

     𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌾𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹 𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿 𐍀𐍂𐌰𐌿𐍆𐌴𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌿 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌴 𐍂𐌿𐌽𐍉𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌰𐌻𐌻 𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌸𐌹 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌰 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌴𐌹𐌽, 𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍃𐍅𐌴 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌰 𐌼𐌹𐌸𐍃𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌿, 𐌹𐌸 𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌰𐌸𐍅𐌰 𐌽𐌹 𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿, 𐌽𐌹 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍃 𐌹𐌼.

     jah jabai habau praufētjans jah witjau allaizē runōs jah all kunþi jah habau alla galaubein, swaswē fairgunja miþsatjau, iþ friaþwa ni habau, ni waihts im.

     And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. (KJV)

Declension

Feminine ō-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌰 rūna	𐍂𐌿𐌽𐍉𐍃 rūnōs
Vocative	𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌰 rūna	𐍂𐌿𐌽𐍉𐍃 rūnōs
Accusative	𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌰 rūna	𐍂𐌿𐌽𐍉𐍃 rūnōs
Genitive	𐍂𐌿𐌽𐍉𐍃 rūnōs	𐍂𐌿𐌽𐍉 rūnō
Dative	𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌰𐌹 rūnai	𐍂𐌿𐌽𐍉𐌼 rūnōm

Related terms

• 𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 (birūnains)
• 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌹 (garūni)

Descendants

• →? Latin: haliurunna (perhaps from *𐌷𐌰𐌻𐌾𐍉𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌰 (*haljōrūna, “witch”))

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌰 • (runa)

1. dative singular of 𐍂𐌿𐌽𐍃 (runs)