runristare

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of runa (“rune”) +‎ ristare (“carver”)

Noun

runristare c

1. runesmith, runecarver
   • 2016 October 6, Joanna Korbutiak, “Försvunnen runsten hittades vid Hagby kyrka”, in Sveriges Television‎^[1], archived from the original on 2024-03-01:

     Varje runristare har sin egen stil

     Every runesmith has their own style

   • 2018 October 2, Tor Billgren, “Pireuslejonet var runristarnas graffitivägg”, in Sveriges Radio‎^[2], archived from the original on 2025-02-23:

     Pireuslejonet var runristarnas graffitivägg

     The Piraeus Lion was the rune carvers' graffiti wall

Declension

Declension of runristare

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	runristare	runristares
	definite	runristaren	runristarens
plural	indefinite	runristare	runristares
	definite	runristarna	runristarnas

References

• runristare in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• runristare in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)