runed

American

[roond] / rund /

adjective

having runes inscribed.

a runed ornament.

Etymology

Origin of runed

First recorded in 1885–90; rune ¹ + -ed ³

Example Sentences

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Ast 'em why they runed off and so much to be doing.

From Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Arkansas Narratives, Part 4 by Work Projects Administration

Then groaned the King unarmed; and so he knew This no Excalibur; that tried and true Most perfect tempered, runed and mystical.

From Accolon of Gaul with Other Poems by Cawein, Madison Julius

The Sound of Water, a witch who crooned Her spells to the rocks the rain had runed.

From Shapes and Shadows by Cawein, Madison J.

That man engraved who is the best runed West of the Ocean.

From Notice of Runic Inscriptions Discovered during Recent Excavations in the Orkneys by Farrer, James Anson

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