runecraft

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Knowledge of runes; skill in deciphering runic characters.
Knowledge of, or skill in, the use of runes for esoteric and magical purposes.

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runecraft

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *rūnābor.? Proto-Germanic *rūnō Proto-Germanic *rūnǭ Proto-Norse ᚱᚢᚾᛟ (runo) Old Norse rúnbor. English rune Proto-Germanic *krafjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *kraftuz Proto-West Germanic *kraftu Old English cræft Old English -cræft Middle English -craft English -craft English runecraft From rune + -craft. Compare Old English rūncræftiġ (“skilled in deciphering runes”).

← runecaster
← runecasters
← runecasting
← runecastings
← runecasts

runed →
runeless →
runelike →
runelore →
runemaster →

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