Runemistress
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Runemistress is a noun meaning A female runemaster.
Meaning
A female runemaster.
Example Sentences
By using the runes now, we can hear the runemasters and runemistresses of old speaking directly to us.
A piece of a loom found in Germany was incised, "Blithgund wrote these runes". This was a standard formula for runemasters and runemistresses.
Runes were still cast for divination by tribes and individuals until the eleventh century and the last true runemasters and runemistresses did not die out until about three hundred years ago.
In olden times, a runic practitioner was usually also the village shaman and a fair number of them were women, as is consistent with the prominent place of various goddesses in the Norse pantheon (Freya Aswinn, 1990). It was customary for runemasters and runemistresses to wear red trousers or skirts.
Word Forms
- runemistresses
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