See Also: runic(dictionary)
runic writing(encyclopedia)
Jelling Mounds, Runic Stones and Church(tourism)

runic (iou)



runic adjective & noun. M17.
[mod. Latin runicus, from Old Norse: see RUNE, -IC.]
A. adjective.
Consisting of runes; carved or written in runes. M17.
b. Inscribed with runes. E18.
c. Of, pertaining to, or concerned with runes. M19.
a. Of or pertaining to ancient Scandinavia; transf. (of literature) contemporaneous with that of ancient Scandinavia. arch. M17.
b. Of an ornamental design: having an interlacing geometric form characteristic of rune-bearing monuments etc. M19.
b. noun.
Old Norse. M-L17.
A runic alphabet. M19.
Typography. A style of display lettering with a thickened face and often a condensed form. L19.