Associations to the word «Rune»

Wiktionary

RUNE, noun. A letter, or character, belonging to the written language of various ancient Germanic peoples, especially the Scandinavians and the Anglo-Saxons.
RUNE, noun. A Finnish poem, or a division of one, especially a division of the Kalevala.
RUNE, noun. Any verse or song, especially one with mystical or mysterious overtones; an incantation.
RUNE, noun. (obsolete) A roun.

Dictionary definition

RUNE, noun. Any character from an ancient Germanic alphabet used in Scandinavia from the 3rd century to the Middle Ages; "each rune had its own magical significance".

Wise words

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky