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runer

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English

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Etymology

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From rune +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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runer (plural runers)

  1. A bard, or learned man, among the ancient Goths.
    • 1690, William Temple, Miscellanea. The Second Part. [], London: [] T. M. for Ri[chard] and Ra[lph] Simpson, [], →OCLC, section, page 319:
      Those Runers who could not raise Admiration by the Spirit of their Poetry
  2. Someone who writes runes
    Synonyms: runemaster, runesmith

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Anagrams

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Danish

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Noun

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runer c

  1. indefinite plural of rune

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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runer f pl

  1. indefinite plural of run (witchcraft, runes)

Etymology 2

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Noun

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runer f pl

  1. indefinite plural of rune

Old French

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Etymology

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Germanic, from Frankish *rūnen, *rūnōn (to whisper), from Proto-Germanic *rūnōną (to talk secrets, whisper, decide), *raunijaną (to investigate, examine, prove), from Proto-Indo-European *(e)rewə-, *(e)rwō- (to trace, find out, look out). Cognate with Old High German rūnen, rūnōn (to whisper, murmur), Old English rūnian (to whisper). More at round.

Verb

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runer

  1. To whisper, murmur.
  2. To mumble; intone in a low voice.

Conjugation

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This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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