Runic
English
Etymology
From 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, 3rd book, 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.