Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryA speech or conversation (especially rumoured or whispered). · A rune (ancient Germanic character) · A secret or mystery.
Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *rūnābor.? Proto-Germanic *rūnō Proto-West Germanic *rūnu Old English rūn Middle English roune English roun From Middle English roun, from Old English rūn, from Proto-Germanic *rūnō; more at round. Doublet of rune and round. The "rune" sense is likely a semantic loan from Old English rūn or one of its Germanic cognate.
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