runic

See also: Runic and rúnic

English

Etymology

From rune +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

• enPR: ro͞onʹik, IPA^(key): /ˈɹuːnɪk/

Adjective

runic (not comparable)

1. Of, pertaining to, or written using runes.
2. Of a song or verse, mystically or obscurely expressed.
   • 1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume I, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 164:

     Then flowered the mead, then leafed all
     'Twas caused by the runic lay.

Translations

of, pertaining to, or written using runes

• Czech: runový (cs)
• Finnish: riimu- (fi)
• French: runique (fr)
• German: runisch (de)
• Greek: ρουνικός (el) (rounikós)
• Latin: ^{(please verify)} runicus
• Polish: runiczny (pl)
• Scottish Gaelic: rùnach
• Spanish: rúnico (es)
• Turkish: runik (tr), rünik (tr)
• Volapük: raunik

Anagrams

• incur

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from German runisch or French runique.

Adjective

runic m or n (feminine singular runică, masculine plural runici, feminine and neuter plural runice)

1. runic

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	runic		runică		runici	runice
	definite	runicul		runica		runicii	runicele
genitive- dative	indefinite	runic		runice		runici	runice
	definite	runicului		runicei		runicilor	runicelor