rune

1. A letter, or character, used in the written language of various ancient Germanic peoples, especially the Scandinavians and the Anglo-Saxons.

   any character from an ancient Germanic alphabet used in Scandinavia from the 3rd century to the Middle Ages

2. A letter from any visually similar script, such as Hungarian runes (the Old Hungarian script) or Turkic runes (the Old Turkic script).

3. A Finnic or Scandinavian epic poem, or a division of one, especially a division of the Kalevala.

4. A letter or mark used as a mystical or magic symbol.

5. A verse or song, especially one with mystical or mysterious overtones; a spell or an incantation.

6. A Unicode code point.

1. Turkish runes are interesting to study.

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2. The rune store contained ancient magical powers.

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3. The runologist couldn't figure out what the final rune was meant to symbolize.

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4. Runes were often inscribed on wood bark.

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