Meaning & use

Runed

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Marked, inscribed, or decorated with runes, the ancient alphabetic characters used by Germanic peoples.

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The wizard drew a runed sword from beneath the altar.

Archaeologists uncovered a runed stone dating back over a thousand years.

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Common in fantasy fiction and Norse-influenced storytelling, evoking ancient magic or lost languages.

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