English Explanatory Dictionary

runemaster

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A runesmith; one skilled at carving and deciphering runes.
  2. One who has mastered the use of runes for magical, divinatory, or other esoteric uses.

Word forms

runemaster runemasters

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *rūnābor.? Proto-Germanic *rūnō Proto-Germanic *rūnǭ Proto-Norse ᚱᚢᚾᛟ (runo) Old Norse rúnbor. English rune Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂-der.? Proto-Indo-European *meh₂-der.? Proto-Italic *magisteros Latin magister, magistrum Old French maistrebor. ▲ Latin magisterder. Old English mǣġester Middle English maister English master English runemaster From rune + master.

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