wrote many mournful runes after her lover's untimely death
Recent Examples on the WebThe runes of the not-quite-midi, not-quite-maxi skirt could be read across the recent collections.—Daniel Rodgers, Glamour, 10 Apr. 2024 Parallels between the number 44 and the SS rune of the Nazi Schutzstaffel paramilitary organization — similar to two lightning bolts — were first drawn last week on social media.—Kate Brady, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2024 Like many Nazi symbols, Heck’s logo was based not on ancient runes (as often mythologized by Hitler) but on a pseudo-rune created by Austrian occultist Guido von List in the early 20th century.—Oscar Holland, CNN, 2 Apr. 2024 Archaeologists have discovered a 2,000-year-old iron knife with engravings that could be the oldest runes ever identified in Denmark.—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Jan. 2024 The tablet was inscribed with runes recording a massacre of Scandinavian explorers deep in North America—more than a century before Columbus set sail.—Daniel T. Ksepka, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2023 Several of its runes are either ancient forms that had been discarded by the 14th century or more modern ones that had not yet come into use.—Daniel T. Ksepka, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2023 Bermudez and Craven saw runes in Iceland, beaches in French Polynesia and temples in Peru.—Renée Reizman, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2023 Alongside the theatre’s Greek Revival architecture, the Loverboy Red Coats combine Mark Rothko’s lyrical application of the color red with Anglo-Saxon runes relating to service and help.—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2023
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Word History
Etymology
Old Norse & Old English rūn mystery, runic character, writing; akin to Old High German rūna secret discussion, Old Irish rún mystery
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