"Runic" meaning in English

See Runic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Rhymes: -uːnɪk Etymology: From rune + -ic, because such languages were written using runes. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|rune|ic}} rune + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj|?}} Runic
  1. Alternative letter-case form of runic Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: runic
    Sense id: en-Runic-en-adj-OR5Eg6qx

Proper name

Rhymes: -uːnɪk Etymology: From rune + -ic, because such languages were written using runes. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|rune|ic}} rune + -ic Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Runic
  1. (nonstandard, lax) Any of the ancient Germanic languages which were written using runes. Tags: nonstandard Categories (topical): Alphabets
    Sense id: en-Runic-en-name-OISBlJCb Disambiguation of Alphabets: 9 91 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ic, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ic: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 87
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