/ˈɹuːnɪk/
OriginFrom rune + -ic, because such languages were written using runes.
- nonstandardAny of the ancient Germanic languages which were written using runes.
“So likewise a day comes when the Runic Thor, with his Eddas, must withdraw into dimness; and many an African Mumbo-Jumbo and Indian Pawpaw be utterly abolished.”
- alt-ofAlternative letter-case form of runic.
- not-comparableOf, pertaining to, or written using runes.
- not-comparableOf a song or verse, mystically or obscurely expressed.
“Then flowered the mead, then leafed all
'Twas caused by the runic lay.”
Source: Wiktionary