Runecasting
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The act of scattering stones, tablets, etc., each marked with a rune on one side, for the purposes of foretelling the future, determining a course of action, etc. uncountable
"It is another odd fact that there is no direct, nonmythological reference to the act of runecasting in Old Norse literature. Despite all of this, which is chiefly based on indirect linguistic evidence and parallel accounts in historical texts, we can be fairly certain that the practice was known."
- 2 An instance of this; a runecast. countable
"One of my friends, whose wife had recently left him, was still in primary shock when he came to me for a Rune casting. He was experiencing a lot of pain, realizing, after the fact, the value of this relationship and agonizing over his loss. The issue, then, was "What am I to learn from this separation?""
Example
More examples"It is another odd fact that there is no direct, nonmythological reference to the act of runecasting in Old Norse literature. Despite all of this, which is chiefly based on indirect linguistic evidence and parallel accounts in historical texts, we can be fairly certain that the practice was known."
Etymology
From rune + casting.
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