ᚱᚢᚾᛟ

Proto-Norse

photograph of the inscription on the Einang stone, which may be the oldest attestation of this word

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *rūnō.

Pronunciation

• IPA: */ˈruː.noː/

Noun

ᚱᚢᚾᛟ (runo) f

1. secret, mystery
2. rune
   • 4th century, inscription on the Einang stone:

     [ᛖᚲ ᚷᛟ]ᛞᚨᚷᚨᛋᛏᛁᛉ ᚱᚢᚾᛟ ᚠᚨᛁᚺᛁᛞᛟ

     [ek go]dagastiz runo faihido

     [I, Go]dagastiz, painted the rune

Descendants

• Old Norse: rún

References

• Terje Spurkland, Norwegian runes and runic inscriptions (The Boydell Press, Woodbridge, ISBN 1 84383 186 4, 2005), pages 42–43 [1]