runer
English
Etymology
rune + -er
Noun
runer (plural runers)
- A bard, or learned man, among the ancient Goths.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Sir W. Temple to this entry?)
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for runer in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)
Anagrams
- re-run, rerun
Old French
Etymology
Germanic, from Frankish *rūnen, *rūnōn (“to whisper”), from Proto-Germanic *rūnōną (“to talk secrets, whisper, decide”), *raunijaną (“to investigate, examine, prove”), from Proto-Indo-European *(e)rewə-, *(e)rwō- (“to trace, find out, look out”). Cognate with Old High German rūnen, rūnōn (“to whisper, murmur”), Old English rūnian (“to whisper”). More at round.
Verb
runer
- To whisper, murmur.
- To mumble; intone in a low voice.
Related terms
- rune