Runic

See also: rúnic and runic

English

Etymology

rune +‎ -ic, because such languages were written using runes.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -uːnɪk

Proper noun

Runic

(nonstandard, lax) Any of the ancient Germanic languages which were written using runes.
- 1831, Thomas Carlyle, “Symbols”, in Sartor Resartus: The Life and Opinions of Herr Teufelsdröckh. […], London: Chapman and Hall, […], →OCLC, book third, page 155:
  So likewise a day comes when the Runic Thor, with his Eddas, must withdraw into dimness; and many an African Mumbo-Jumbo and Indian Pawpaw be utterly abolished.

Adjective

Runic

Alternative letter-case form of runic

Anagrams

incur

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