Английский разговорный словарь (основной) - rune

ru:n n. 1 any of the letters of the earliest Germanic alphabet used by Scandinavians and Anglo-Saxons from about the 3rd c. and formed by modifying Roman or Greek characters to suit carving. 2 a similar mark of mysterious or magic significance. 3 a Finnish poem or a division of it. ørune-staff 1 a magic wand inscribed with runes. 2 a runic calendar. øørunic adj. [ON rÇn (only in pl. rÇnar) magic sign, rel. to OE run]