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# runic

adjective (runic)

«runic» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Written in runes, the letters used by Germanic peoples such as the Vikings and Anglo-Saxons before the Latin alphabet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/runic/#m1)
2. Mysterious or magical, like old runes (literary). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/runic/#m2)

### In the lessons

In history lessons about Vikings and Anglo-Saxons, runic stones and runic inscriptions show names and messages carved in wood or stone. In fantasy stories runic marks are often magical. Phrases: «runic alphabet», «runic inscription», «runic stone».

### Examples

- The museum has a runic stone from Viking times. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/runic/#x1)
- The Vikings' runic alphabet is called the futhark. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/runic/#x2)
- We wrote our names in runic letters. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/runic/#x3)
- The sword had a runic inscription on the blade. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/runic/#x4)
- In the fantasy book, the door was covered in glowing runic symbols. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/runic/#x5)
- Runic letters are made of straight lines because they were easy to carve. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/runic/#x6)

### Note

From «rune». Fact: runes were mostly used for everyday writing, names and memorials; the idea that they were mainly magic is a modern myth, though some charms existed.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «runic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/runic/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«runic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/runic.html) on Mova free.