Rune
See also: rune and runë
Danish
Proper noun
Rune
- A male given name derived from Old Norse Rúni.
German
Etymology
From Middle High German rūne, from Old High German rūna, from Proto-Germanic *rūnō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʀuːnə/
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Noun
Rune f (genitive Rune, plural Runen)
- A letter, or character, belonging to the written language of various ancient Germanic peoples, especially the Scandinavians and the Anglo-Saxons.
Declension
Declension of Rune
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Rune | die | Runen |
| genitive | einer | der | Rune | der | Runen |
| dative | einer | der | Rune | den | Runen |
| accusative | eine | die | Rune | die | Runen |
Derived terms
- Sternrune
Norwegian
Etymology
From Old Norse Rúni. It died out after the Middle Ages and was revived in the 19th century.
Proper noun
Rune
- A male given name.
Related terms
- Runar
- rune
References
- Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
- Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 19 292 males with the given name Rune living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1960s. Accessed on April 29th, 2011.
Swedish
Etymology
Masculine form of Runa, also from Old Norse Rúni . First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1865.
Proper noun
Rune c (genitive Runes)
- A male given name.
Related terms
- (female given name) Runa
- (surnames) Runesson
References
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
- Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 34 272 males with the given name Rune living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1920s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.