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Meanings of runic letter in English

Portuguese
runa
Catalan
runa

Any character from an ancient Germanic alphabet used in Scandinavia from the 3rd century to the Middle Ages.

runa
Usage of runic letter in English
1
These are Runic letters; they are exactly like those of the manuscript of Snorre Turlleson.
A Journey into the Interior of the Earth
2
Gray's ode on the Descent of Odin contains an allusion to the use of Runic letters for incantation:
Bulfinch's Mythology: The Age of Fable
3
For they talk of "the ancient runes of mighty Odin," that is, of the runic letters, the alphabetical writing.
Ragnarok : the Age of Fire and Gravel
4
His eyes met a demented scrawl of runic letters and shapes-thelanguage of the Dragons-butwritten hastily, in a disorderly weave.
Samurai
5
He had chosen a spot just in front of the quaint old door, with the rude, runic letters, which the earliest sunbeams would touch.
Elsket / 1891
6
" Runic letters," said Rhodes.
The athena project: a thriller
Translations for runic letter
Portuguese
runa
Catalan
runa