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synonyms for runes

  • cuneal writing
  • cuneiform
  • curiology
  • hieroglyphics
  • ideography
  • phonographic writing
  • script
  • symbolical writing
  • symbology
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
On this page you'll find 10 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to runes, such as: cuneal writing, cuneiform, curiology, hieroglyphics, ideography, and phonographic writing.
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How to use runes in a sentence

A pretty man, thou, to take love-work in hand, If the powerful Runes thou dost not understand.
THE TALE OF BRYNILD, AND KING VALDEMAR AND HIS SISTERANONYMOUS
The priest when he came to the church on the next morning found the staff and all that was with it and read the runes.
GRETTIR THE STRONGUNKNOWN
Probably, send them (the runes) forth on their several missions.
THE ELDER EDDAS OF SAEMUND SIGFUSSON; AND THE YOUNGER EDDAS OF SNORRE STURLESONSAEMUND SIGFUSSON AND SNORRE STURLESON
I saw those men who much envy harbour at another's fortune; bloody runes were on their breasts graved painfully.
THE ELDER EDDAS OF SAEMUND SIGFUSSON; AND THE YOUNGER EDDAS OF SNORRE STURLESONSAEMUND SIGFUSSON AND SNORRE STURLESON
Here are runes which have engraven Niord's daughters nine, Radvor the eldest, and the youngest Kreppvor, and their seven sisters.
THE ELDER EDDAS OF SAEMUND SIGFUSSON; AND THE YOUNGER EDDAS OF SNORRE STURLESONSAEMUND SIGFUSSON AND SNORRE STURLESON
Odin alone is cause of all the evil; for between relatives he brought the runes of strife.
THE ELDER EDDAS OF SAEMUND SIGFUSSON; AND THE YOUNGER EDDAS OF SNORRE STURLESONSAEMUND SIGFUSSON AND SNORRE STURLESON
Hug- (thought-) runes thou must know, if thou a wiser man wilt be than every other.
THE ELDER EDDAS OF SAEMUND SIGFUSSON; AND THE YOUNGER EDDAS OF SNORRE STURLESONSAEMUND SIGFUSSON AND SNORRE STURLESON
Mal- (speech-) runes thou must know, if thou wilt that no one for injury with hate requite thee.
THE ELDER EDDAS OF SAEMUND SIGFUSSON; AND THE YOUNGER EDDAS OF SNORRE STURLESONSAEMUND SIGFUSSON AND SNORRE STURLESON
Literally beech- (book-) runes, from being used for book writing or graving on thin leaves of beech (bok), whence our book.
THE ELDER EDDAS OF SAEMUND SIGFUSSON; AND THE YOUNGER EDDAS OF SNORRE STURLESONSAEMUND SIGFUSSON AND SNORRE STURLESON
Ol-(beer-) runes thou must know, if thou wilt not that another's wife thy trust betray, if thou in her confide.
THE ELDER EDDAS OF SAEMUND SIGFUSSON; AND THE YOUNGER EDDAS OF SNORRE STURLESONSAEMUND SIGFUSSON AND SNORRE STURLESON
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OCTOBER 26, 1985
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WORDS RELATED TO RUNES

  • cuneal writing
  • cuneiform
  • curiology
  • hieroglyphics
  • ideography
  • phonographic writing
  • runes
  • script
  • symbolical writing
  • symbology
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.