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π Rune, noun.
π /ruΛn/ π¬π§
β Definition: A letter of an ancient Germanic alphabet, related to the Roman alphabet.
βοΈ Examples:
1. Long ago, a rune had been carved in the centre of the stone.
2. The pommel and guard are embellished with runes.
3. Oddly enough, I memorized the Anglo-Saxon rune alphabet in high school with a friend of mine so we could pass notes in geometry class.
4. He pressed a button, and the runes changed into English letters.
5. The original manuscript has the equivalent letters embedded as runes.
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π @cambridge_dic
π /ruΛn/ π¬π§
β Definition: A letter of an ancient Germanic alphabet, related to the Roman alphabet.
βοΈ Examples:
1. Long ago, a rune had been carved in the centre of the stone.
2. The pommel and guard are embellished with runes.
3. Oddly enough, I memorized the Anglo-Saxon rune alphabet in high school with a friend of mine so we could pass notes in geometry class.
4. He pressed a button, and the runes changed into English letters.
5. The original manuscript has the equivalent letters embedded as runes.
βββββββββββββ
π @cambridge_dic
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π Rune, noun.
π /ruΛn/ π¬π§
β Definition: A symbol with mysterious or magic significance.
βοΈ Examples:
1. The sword was impressively worked with runes and magic carvings, most of which glowed slightly in various colors.
2. Nearly all the stones were cut in perfect spheres each with a rune that marked the element that they represented.
3. Every stone of the edifice was marked with a rune, coursing with magical strength.
4. The walls were covered with writing and occasional symbols which I understood to be runes.
5. Many New Agers seem to like Tolkein, so the fact that his Hobbits used a kind of runes in their writing may have enhanced the association of runic letters with magic and mystery.
βββββββββββββ
π @cambridge_dic
π /ruΛn/ π¬π§
β Definition: A symbol with mysterious or magic significance.
βοΈ Examples:
1. The sword was impressively worked with runes and magic carvings, most of which glowed slightly in various colors.
2. Nearly all the stones were cut in perfect spheres each with a rune that marked the element that they represented.
3. Every stone of the edifice was marked with a rune, coursing with magical strength.
4. The walls were covered with writing and occasional symbols which I understood to be runes.
5. Many New Agers seem to like Tolkein, so the fact that his Hobbits used a kind of runes in their writing may have enhanced the association of runic letters with magic and mystery.
βββββββββββββ
π @cambridge_dic
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π Rune, noun.
π /ruΛn/ π¬π§
β Definition (runes): Small stones, pieces of bone, etc., bearing symbols with mysterious or magic significance, and used in divination.
βοΈ Examples:
1. The casting of the runes.
2. I have yet to really read my runes purely intuitively, mainly because I see my runes as the no-nonsense divination tool I have.
3. There is evidence that the Norse used runes for divination before the 12 th or 13 th centuries, however.
4. Since I read the cards and runes too, maybe divination, thought experiment and fable-telling can all flow together for me.
5. I do not think that any one form seems superior to any others, but then again, I am only seriously experienced with runes for divination.
βββββββββββββ
π @cambridge_dic
π /ruΛn/ π¬π§
β Definition (runes): Small stones, pieces of bone, etc., bearing symbols with mysterious or magic significance, and used in divination.
βοΈ Examples:
1. The casting of the runes.
2. I have yet to really read my runes purely intuitively, mainly because I see my runes as the no-nonsense divination tool I have.
3. There is evidence that the Norse used runes for divination before the 12 th or 13 th centuries, however.
4. Since I read the cards and runes too, maybe divination, thought experiment and fable-telling can all flow together for me.
5. I do not think that any one form seems superior to any others, but then again, I am only seriously experienced with runes for divination.
βββββββββββββ
π @cambridge_dic
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π Rune, noun.
π /ruΛn/ π¬π§
β Definition: A spell or incantation.
βοΈ Examples:
1. A person can go on about sigils, runes and spells for hours in an educated and well read fashion but how far does that match up with personal experience?
2. One was using recordings I made of rune meditations and mixing bits from each rune into a word spell.
3. She began to speak the ancient runes that would enact the spell and was surprised to see the world around her lighten a few shades.
4. The walked past the gigantic, humming engine, which was covered with runes and marks that channeled the magic that made it run smoothly.
5. One may also bury a piece of wood inscribed with a protection rune or script.
βββββββββββββ
π @cambridge_dic
π /ruΛn/ π¬π§
β Definition: A spell or incantation.
βοΈ Examples:
1. A person can go on about sigils, runes and spells for hours in an educated and well read fashion but how far does that match up with personal experience?
2. One was using recordings I made of rune meditations and mixing bits from each rune into a word spell.
3. She began to speak the ancient runes that would enact the spell and was surprised to see the world around her lighten a few shades.
4. The walked past the gigantic, humming engine, which was covered with runes and marks that channeled the magic that made it run smoothly.
5. One may also bury a piece of wood inscribed with a protection rune or script.
βββββββββββββ
π @cambridge_dic
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π Rune, noun.
π /ruΛn/ π¬π§
β Definition: A section of the Kalevala or of an ancient Scandinavian poem.
βοΈ Examples:
1. There was a Danish king of that name who was famed for his generosity, to whom the rune poem probably refers.
2. The runes were collected by a young poet on his long travels for this very purpose.
βββββββββββββ
π @cambridge_dic
π /ruΛn/ π¬π§
β Definition: A section of the Kalevala or of an ancient Scandinavian poem.
βοΈ Examples:
1. There was a Danish king of that name who was famed for his generosity, to whom the rune poem probably refers.
2. The runes were collected by a young poet on his long travels for this very purpose.
βββββββββββββ
π @cambridge_dic