rune

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Any verse or song, especially one with mystical or mysterious overtones; an incantation

the fiddle sang and sang as ceaselessly as the chanting cicada without, and the frogs intoning their sylvan runes by the waterside.

A roun
A Finnish poem, or a division of one, especially a division of the Kalevala
A letter, or character, belonging to the written language of various ancient Germanic peoples, especially the Scandinavians and the Anglo-Saxons
roun
{i} character from any of the ancient Germanic languages of Scandinavia and Britain; phrase or poem recited when casting a magic spell
A letter, or character, belonging to the written language of the ancient Norsemen, or Scandinavians; in a wider sense, applied to the letters of the ancient nations of Northern Europe in general
a Finnish poem
Runes are letters from an alphabet that was used by people in Northern Europe in former times. They were carved on wood or stone and were believed to have magical powers
Old Norse poetry expressed in runes
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"
bind-rune
Two or more rune symbols superimposed
Björn Rune Borg
born June 6, 1956, Södertälje, Swed. Swedish tennis player. Turning professional at age 14, Borg was noted for his powerful serve and two-handed backhand. He became the first man to win the Wimbledon singles championship five successive times (1976-80) since Laurie Doherty (1902-6) and the first to win the French Open four times in a row and six times in all (1974-75, 1978-81). By the time he finally lost at Wimbledon to John McEnroe (1981), he had won a record 41 straight Wimbledon singles matches. He won a lifetime total of 11 grand-slam titles. He retired in 1983
Runic
An ancient Germanic language written using runes
runes
plural of rune
runic
Of, pertaining to, or written using runes
runic
Of or pertaining to a rune, to runes, or to the Norsemen; as, runic verses; runic letters; runic names; runic rhyme
runic
relating to or consisting of runes; "runic inscription
runic
relating to or consisting of runes; "runic inscription"
runic
{s} written in runes, written with the characters of an ancient Germanic language
rune
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