rune

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

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Noun

1. A [[letter]], or [[character]], used in the [[written]] [[language]] of various [[ancient]] [[Germanic]] [[people]]s, especially the [[Scandinavians]] and the [[Anglo-Saxons]].
2. A letter from any visually similar script, such as [[Hungarian runes]] (the [[Old Hungarian script]]) or [[Turkic runes]] (the [[Old Turkic script]]).
3. A [[Finnic]] or [[Scandinavian]] [[epic]] [[poem]], or a [[division]] of one, especially a division of the [[Kalevala]].
4. A [[letter]] or [[mark]] used as a [[mystical]] or [[magic]] [[symbol]].
5. A [[verse]] or [[song]], especially one with [[mystical]] or [[mysterious]] [[overtone]]s; a [[spell]] or an [[incantation]].
6. {{lb|en|obsolete}} {{alt form|en|roun||secret or mystery}}.
7. {{lb|en|programming|in the [[Go]] [[programming language]]}} A [[Unicode]] [[code point]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive|poetic|dated}} To [[compose]] or [[perform]] [[poetry]] or [[song]]s.

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