a letter of an ancient alphabet [n RUNES] : RUNELIKE [adj]
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, esp. of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the ar
something written or inscribed in such characters
aphorism, poem, or saying with mystical meaning or for use in casting a spell
poem, song, or verse
any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3d to the 13th centuries