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rune

noun as in character

noun as in letter

noun as in poetry

noun as in verse

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So when I’m with somebody that’s really invested and committed to runes or tarot, I am hook, line and sinker in.

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The SS rune was designed for use by the Nazi units in 1929.

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How we put down our thoughts evolves, because that’s what a smart society does — after all, Egyptians don’t use hieroglyphics anymore, nor do Scandinavians use runes.

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So they replaced it with a Germanic “sun wheel” or a Sig rune.

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He is, appropriately, imposing — a strong-jawed Norseman silhouetted against the western sun, surrounded by monolithic rune stones inscribed with the names of Ballard’s Scandinavian immigrant families, for whom he is a symbol of cultural pride.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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