Runes definitions and example sentences on Wordnik

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Runic is a term applied to any mysterious writing; but there were three leading classes of "runes"--Scandinavian, German, and Anglo-Saxon--all agreeing in certain features, and all ascribed by some authorities to the Phoenicians.

—In Search of Gravestones Old and Curious

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A couple of the pictures were clear and close enough for me to have a good look at some of the runes, and when I did my heart started to knock in my chest. — F ;SF - vol 101 issue 02 - August 2001
The runes were also decorated, some so much that the shape of them was distorted. — VoiceoftheGods
On either side of the words were curious designs -- runes, he suspected, but he could not decipher them. — F ;SF; - vol 091 issue 03 - September 1996
I whirled my staff into my hand, calling up my will, and the runes were already smoldering with sullen orange light when the door opened. — Butcher, Jim - Dead Beat (v1.0) (html).html
Your runes are old fashioned and your charms are feeble against my magic. — F ;SF; - vol 096 issue 02 - February 1999