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# runic

«runic» in Mova's school dictionary: **Written in runes, the letters used by Germanic peoples…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (runic)

### meaning for a pupil

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

2) Mysterious or magical, like old runes (literary). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/runic/#m2)

### sense 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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/runic/#x1)
- The Vikings' runic alphabet is called the futhark. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/runic/#x2)
- We wrote our names in runic letters. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/runic/#x3)
- The sword had a runic inscription on the blade. [tree →](https://md.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://md.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://md.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.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «runic» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/runic/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.