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runish

The English word “runish” has 3 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Of or relating to runes, runic inscription, or runic language; runic.
  2. Mysterious; strange.
  3. Rough, violent.

Etymology

From Middle English runish, runisch, from Old English *rūnisc, *rȳnisc, rēnisc (“mysterious, mystic”), equivalent to rune + -ish.

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