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rún

(n.)
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rún, e; f.

a whisperconfidence, counsel, consultationa mysterya secreta rune, a letter.

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-rún

(suffix)
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Add: v. heáh-, hell-rún: -rúna. l. (-rúne?)

rún

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Add Adames sagu wearð of gemynde æfter ðám flóde, and Iobales rúna ealle unnytte, and Nóes and Abrahames and mæniges óðres word ofergytene, Wlfst; 3, 38

-rún

(suffix)
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in burh-rún Burgrúne Parcas, Wrt. Voc. ii. 116, 10

rún-wita

(n.)
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rún-wita, an; m.

a privy councillor,a sage

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a privy councillor, one acquainted with a person's secrets Deád is Æschere mínrúnwita and mín rǽdbora, Beo. Th. 2654; B. 1325. one acquainted with mysteries, a sage Róf rúnwita ( Guthlac), Exon. Th. 167, 30; Gú. 1068

rún-stæf

(n.)
Grammar
rún-stæf, es; m.

a rune

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A (runic) letter, a rune. On the subject of Runes see Kemble's paper in Archaeologia, vol. xxviii; the Preface to Dr. George Stephens' Handbook of Runic Monuments; Dr. Isaac Taylor's Greeks and Goths, and the same writer's work 'The Alphabet.'

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rún-cofa

(n.)
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rún-cofa, an; m.

The chamber of secret counsel, the mind, breast

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The chamber of secret counsel, the mind, breast Hé mæg on his rúncofan rihtwísnesse findan on ferhþe fæste gehýdde (cf. ðonne fint hé ðær (on his gemynde) ða ryhtwísnesse gehýdde,Bt. 35, 1; Fox 156, 51), Met. 22, 59

hete-rún

(n.)
Grammar
hete-rún, e; f.

A charm causing hate or evil.

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A charm causing hate or evil.Exon. 109a; Th. 416, 6; Rä. 34, 7

hyge-rún

(n.)
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hyge-rún, e; f.
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A secret of the mind or heart Cyriacus hygerúne ne máþ gástes mihtum tó Gode cleopode Cyriacus did not conceal the secret of his heart, but with the powers of the spirit cried to God, Elen. Kmbl. 2196; El. 1099. v. Grmm. A. u. E. 139

leoþu-rún

(n.)
Grammar
leoþu-rún, e; f.
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Counsel conveyed in verse, Elen. Kmbl. 1042; El. 522

heah-rún

(n.)
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heah-rún, e; f.
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Cf. hel-rún, hel-rýnegu, helle-rúne; heago-rún, hægtesse

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heago-rún

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Add: cf. heah-rún

searu-rún

(n.)
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searu-rún, e; f.
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A cunning mystery Searorúna gespon, Exon. Th. 347, 20; Sch. 15

hell-rún

(n.)
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hell-rún, e; f.

A sorceress

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A sorceress, one who has a spirit of divination Helrún pithonis (cf. pithonissa, spiritus inferni. Corp. Gl. H. 6, 252), Wrt. Voc. ii. 68, 64: 69, 20. Fram helrúnum a pithonibus, 3, 37

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leóþu-rún

(n.)
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Substitute : leoþu-rún, e; f. ? Ic þé lǽre þurh leóðo-rúne ꝥ ðú hospcwide ǽfre ne fremme wið Godes bearne. El. 522

beadu-rún

(n.)
Grammar
beadu-rún, e; f.

A war-secretquarreljurgiosum arcanumrixa

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A war-secret, quarrel; jurgiosum arcanum, rixa Húnferþ onband beadurúne Hunferth unbound the war-secret, Beo. Th. 1006; B. 501

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inwit-rún

(n.)
Grammar
inwit-rún, e; f.
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Malicious, guileful counsel, Exon. 74 b; Th. 279, 7; Jul. 610

rún-cræftig

(adj.)
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rún-cræftig, adj.
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Skilled in explaining mysteries Ne mihton árǽdan rúncræftige men (cf. the astrologers, Chaldeans, and the soothsayers, Dan. 5, 7) engles ǽrendbéc (the writing on the wall of Belshazzar's palace ), Cd. Th. 261, 31; Dan. 734

rún-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
rún-líc, adj.

Mystical

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Mystical Færme his rúnlíce ł deóplíce cenae ejus misticae, Mk. Skt. p. 5, 11

wæl-rún

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-rún, e; f.

The secret of approaching slaughter

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The secret of approaching slaughter Fyrdleóð ágól wulf on walde, wælrúne ne máð (proclaimed the coming carnage), Elen. Kmbl. 56; El. 28