Synonyms for
Runes
Definition
Runes are letters of an ancient alphabet used by people in Northern Europe from the 3rd century to the Middle Ages.
Synonyms & similar words
blackmarket
execute
move
scarper
feed
taketothewoods
campaign
operate
ladder
carry
runaway
scat
headforthehills
trackdown
runfor
race
run
melt
rune
hightailit
consort
hunt
turntail
breakaway
function
symbols
letters
alphabets
characters
hieroglyphics
ciphers
codes
markings
pictograms
signs
emblems
inscriptions
carvings
etchings
engravings
scribbles
scrawls
graffiti
tags
hieroglyphs
Example sentences
- The Viking warrior had runes carved into his sword.
- My teacher showed us some runes from an old book.
- Some people believe that runes have magical powers.
- The archaeologist discovered a set of ancient runes in the ruins of a Viking settlement.
- I'm learning how to read and write in runes.
Quotes
Runes are the earliest written records of the Germanic peoples - Nigel Pennick
The runes of the futhark were more than just an alphabet; each rune was an ideographic or pictographic symbol of some cosmological principle or power - Stephen Flowers
The runes are not just letters, they are also magical symbols - Maria Kvilhaug