Runish
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Runish is an adjective meaning Of or relating to runes, runic inscription, or runic language; runic.
Meaning
Of or relating to runes, runic inscription, or runic language; runic.
More Meanings
- Mysterious; strange.
- Rough, violent.
Example Sentences
Baltazar is stunned with fear as he watches the floating hand carve mysterious "runisch sauez" (runish writings) (1544-45) in the wall.
It's such cross-purpose my heart craves, These guests on old Twelfth Night, Their runish, unreadable moil Of prints, the barrowed creche Awaiting thaw.
Hundreds of these Golden Ornaments — Rank-decorations, Family Medals, Gift- pieces, Amulets, or whatever else they may have been — have no letters at all, either runish or otherwise.
Susan's impatient monosyllable startled Jori, slung in the halter on her chest, but he promptly went back to sleep after blowing a couple of bubbles. 'It's in Runish, the old language.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include runic, runed, pseudorunic, runcinated, rumenic, rupial.
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