runo

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • poem
  • poetry
  • rune (only in the rare sense of a Finnish poem, or a division of one, especially a division of the Kalevala)

Etymology

Borrowed from Proto-Norse ᚱᚢᚾᛟ derived from Proto-Germanic *rūnō (secret, letter, literature, rune) derived from Proto-Celtic *rūnā (mystery, secret).

Origin

Proto-Celtic

*rūnā

Gloss

mystery, secret

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