"runemistress" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: runemistresses [plural]
Etymology: From rune + mistress. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|rune|mistress}} rune + mistress Head templates: {{en-noun}} runemistress (plural runemistresses)
  1. A female runemaster.
    Sense id: en-runemistress-en-noun-LPlv5CIz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1992, Nigel Pennick, Secrets of the Runes: Discover the Magic of the Ancient Runic Alphabet, Thorsons, published 1998, page 213",
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          "text": "A piece of a loom found in Germany was incised, \"Blithgund wrote these runes\". This was a standard formula for runemasters and runemistresses.",
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          "ref": "1997, Joyce C. Gibb, “Runic Knowing: Revisioning the Oracle”, in Tobin Hart, Peter L. Nelson, Kaisa Puhakka, editors, Spiritual Knowing Alternative Epistemic Perspectives (The State University of West Georgia Studies in the Social Sciences; 34), Carrollton, Ga.: State University of West Georgia, page 189",
          "text": "In olden times, a runic practitioner was usually also the village shaman and a fair number of them were women, as is consistent with the prominent place of various goddesses in the Norse pantheon (Freya Aswinn, 1990). It was customary for runemasters and runemistresses to wear red trousers or skirts.",
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