"twig rune" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: twig runes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} twig rune (plural twig runes)
  1. A type of cryptographic runic letter resembling twigs on a tree stem; the total of branches on one side denote a division of the futhark (runic alphabet), while the total of branches on the other side denote the position of the rune within the division.
    Sense id: en-twig_rune-en-noun-FhD1IuHt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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