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English word origin

Etymology of Runic

From rune + -ic, because such languages were written using runes.

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Unnumbered source etymology

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name

Any of the ancient Germanic languages which were written using runes.

adj

Alternative letter-case form of runic.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From rune + -ic, because such languages were written using runes.

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