Runecraft

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Knowledge of runes; skill in deciphering runic characters. uncountable
  2. 2
    Knowledge of, or skill in, the use of runes for esoteric and magical purposes. uncountable

    "They were the keepers of starcraft, runecraft, lorecraft and wortcraft and they guided many through the darkness of the future and healed bodies and minds."

Example

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"They were the keepers of starcraft, runecraft, lorecraft and wortcraft and they guided many through the darkness of the future and healed bodies and minds."

Etymology

From rune + -craft. Compare Old English rūncræftiġ (“skilled in deciphering runes”).

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