runer

English

Etymology

From rune +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɹuːnə(ɹ)/

Noun

runer (plural runers)

  1. A bard, or learned man, among the ancient Goths.
    • 1690, William Temple, Miscellanea. The Second Part. [], London: [] T. M. for Ri[chard] and Ra[lph] Simpson, [], →OCLC, section, page 319:
      Those Runers who could not raise Admiration by the Spirit of their Poetry
  2. Someone who writes runes
    Synonyms: runemaster, runesmith

References

Anagrams

Danish

Noun

runer c

  1. indefinite plural of rune

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²rʉːnər/

Etymology 1

Noun

runer f pl

  1. indefinite plural of run (witchcraft, runes)

Etymology 2

Noun

runer f pl

  1. indefinite plural of rune

Old French

Etymology

Germanic, from Frankish *rūnen, *rūnōn (to whisper), from Proto-Germanic *rūnōną (to talk secrets, whisper, decide), *raunijaną (to investigate, examine, prove), from Proto-Indo-European *(e)rewə-, *(e)rwō- (to trace, find out, look out). Cognate with Old High German rūnen, rūnōn (to whisper, murmur), Old English rūnian (to whisper). More at round.

Verb

runer

  1. To whisper, murmur.
  2. To mumble; intone in a low voice.

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.