Runic \Ru"nic\, a.
Of or pertaining to a rune, to runes, or to the Norsemen; as,
runic verses; runic letters; runic names; runic rhyme.
Runic staff. See Clog almanac, under Clog.
Runic wand, a willow wand bearing runes, formerly thought
to have been used by the heathen tribes of Northern Europe
in magical ceremonies.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |