Associations to the word «Rune»

Wiktionary

RUNE, noun. A letter, or character, belonging to the written language of various ancient Germanic peoples, especially the Scandinavians and the Anglo-Saxons.
RUNE, noun. A Finnish poem, or a division of one, especially a division of the Kalevala.
RUNE, noun. Any verse or song, especially one with mystical or mysterious overtones; an incantation.
RUNE, noun. (obsolete) A roun.

Dictionary definition

RUNE, noun. Any character from an ancient Germanic alphabet used in Scandinavia from the 3rd century to the Middle Ages; "each rune had its own magical significance".

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King