"rune" meaning in Middle English

See rune in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

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  1. (AB language, Ormulum, Early Middle English, Shropshire, Worcestershire; West Riding) alternative form of roune (“conversation”) Tags: Early-Middle-English, Ormulum, Shropshire, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: roune (extra: conversation)
    Sense id: en-rune-enm-noun-pgp1PxtC Categories (other): Early Middle English, Ormulum, Shropshire Middle English, West Riding Middle English, Worcestershire Middle English, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 76 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|var=1}} rune
  1. (Early Middle English, Worcestershire; West Riding) alternative form of rounen Tags: Early-Middle-English, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: rounen
    Sense id: en-rune-enm-verb-pa6B2ei8 Categories (other): Early Middle English, West Riding Middle English, Worcestershire Middle English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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