runer

From rune +‎ -er.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹuːnə(ɹ)/

runer (plural runers)

1. A bard, or learned man, among the ancient Goths.
   • 1690, William Temple, Miscellanea. The Second Part. […], London: […] T. M. for Ri[chard] and Ra[lph] Simpson, […], →OCLC, section, page 319:

     Those Runers who could not raise Admiration by the Spirit of their Poetry

2. Someone who writes runes

   Synonyms: runemaster, runesmith

• “runer”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

• re-run, rerun, Urner

runer c

1. indefinite plural of rune

• IPA^(key): /²rʉːnər/

runer f pl

1. indefinite plural of run (“witchcraft, runes”)

runer f pl

1. indefinite plural of rune

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.

runer

1. To whisper, murmur.
2. To mumble; intone in a low voice.

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

• rune