"runish" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more runish [comparative], most runish [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English runish, runisch, from Old English *rūnisc, *rȳnisc, rēnisc (“mysterious, mystic”), equivalent to rune + -ish. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|runish}} Middle English runish, {{m|enm|runisch}} runisch, {{inh|en|ang|*rūnisc}} Old English *rūnisc, {{m|ang|*rȳnisc}} *rȳnisc, {{m|ang|rēnisc||mysterious, mystic}} rēnisc (“mysterious, mystic”), {{suffix|en|rune|ish}} rune + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} runish (comparative more runish, superlative most runish)
  1. Of or relating to runes, runic inscription, or runic language; runic.
    Sense id: en-runish-en-adj-84fJoqd7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 1 47 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ish: 100 0
  2. Mysterious; strange.
    Sense id: en-runish-en-adj--knE~25h
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Runish
Etymology number: 1

Adjective [English]

Forms: more runish [comparative], most runish [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English runisch, a variant (by confusion) of renisch. Also rennish. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|runisch}} Middle English runisch, {{m|enm|renisch}} renisch, {{l|en|rennish}} rennish Head templates: {{en-adj}} runish (comparative more runish, superlative most runish)
  1. Rough, violent.
    Sense id: en-runish-en-adj-TaFbIMTF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 1 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Runish
Etymology number: 2

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